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| abdicate |
to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjust |
in insurance, to settle (a claim). [1/5 definitions] |
| argument |
a claim for which one typically cites supporting evidence. [1/6 definitions] |
| arrogate |
to claim presumptuously for oneself without just cause. [1/2 definitions] |
| arson |
the illegal act of burning buildings, another's or one's own, for malicious purposes or to claim insurance money. |
| assignee |
a person to whom a right, claim, interest, or property is legally transferred. [1/2 definitions] |
| back up |
to support (a claim or theory), or support (a person) in his or her claim. [1/8 definitions] |
| claimable |
combined form of claim. |
| claimant |
one who makes a claim. |
| coinsurance |
a type of property insurance in which the underwriter pays only part of a loss claim, usu. a certain percentage of the total value of the property. [1/2 definitions] |
| counterclaim |
a claim, esp. a legal claim, made in response to or in order to offset another claim. [1/2 definitions] |
| coupon |
one of several dated certificates that can be detached periodically from a bond to claim interest. [1/3 definitions] |
| credence |
a just claim to another's trust or acceptance; trustworthiness. [1/2 definitions] |
| debunk |
to expose or ridicule the falseness or exaggerations of (a claim, theory, or the like). |
| demand |
to claim as a right. [2/9 definitions] |
| demurrer |
a plea for the dismissal of a lawsuit based on the alleged insufficiency of the opposition's contentions to support its claim, or on other legal defects. [1/3 definitions] |
| dibs |
(informal) a right or claim to something. [2 definitions] |
| disclaim |
in law, to renounce a right or claim to. [2/4 definitions] |
| disclaimer |
a denial or repudiation of a claim or connection. [3 definitions] |
| distrain |
to seize and hold (property), or the property of (someone), to force payment or settlement, as of a debt, claim, rent, or the like. |
| document |
to provide conclusive information or evidence for or about (a statement, claim, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
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