| nephew | | |
| n. (person) | 1. nephew | a son of your brother or sister. |
| ~ grandnephew, great-nephew | a son of your niece or nephew. |
| ~ kinsman | a male relative. |
| niece | | |
| n. (person) | 1. niece | a daughter of your brother or sister. |
| ~ grandniece, great-niece | a daughter of your niece or nephew. |
| ~ kinswoman | a female relative. |
| claim | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property).; "his claim asked for damages" |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ cause of action | a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action. |
| ~ dibs | a claim of rights.; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza" |
| ~ pretension | the advancing of a claim.; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" |
| n. (communication) | 2. claim | an assertion that something is true or factual.; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ allegement, allegation | statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove. |
| n. (act) | 3. claim | demand for something as rightful or due.; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" |
| ~ demand | the act of demanding.; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" |
| ~ insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. claim, title | an informal right to something.; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. claim, title | an established or recognized right.; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| ~ own right | by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved.; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right" |
| ~ entitlement | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits).; "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget" |
| n. (communication) | 6. call, claim | a demand especially in the phrase.; "the call of duty" |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| v. (communication) | 7. claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| ~ pretend, profess | state insincerely.; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" |
| ~ contend, postulate | maintain or assert.; "He contended that Communism had no future" |
| ~ make out | try to establish.; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime" |
| ~ purport | have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming.; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" |
| ~ profess | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about.; "She professes organic chemistry" |
| ~ charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| ~ affirm | say yes to. |
| v. (possession) | 8. arrogate, claim, lay claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ claim, take | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| ~ pretend | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of.; "pretend the title of King" |
| ~ requisition | demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service. |
| ~ arrogate, assign | make undue claims to having. |
| v. (communication) | 9. claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ exact, demand | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| ~ counterclaim | set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim. |
| ~ demand | lay legal claim to. |
| v. (communication) | 10. claim, take | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| ~ avow, swan, affirm, assert, aver, swear, verify | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.; "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
| ~ arrogate, lay claim, claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| v. (communication) | 11. claim, exact, take | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
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