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Meaning:
Noun:
- A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)
- A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).
- A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
- legal A legal demand for compensation or damages.
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Verb:
- legal To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
- To demand ownership of.
- To demand ownership or right to use for land.
- To state a new fact.
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