claim - noun

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

an assertion that something is true or factual

demand for something as rightful or due

an informal right to something

an established or recognized right

a demand especially in the phrase

claim - verb

• assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
• lay claim to; as of an idea
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

claim - thesaurus

arrogate   call   exact   take   title