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 Claim \Claim\ (kl[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Claimed}
   (kl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Claiming}.] [OE. clamen,
   claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to
   calare to proclaim, Gr. kalei^n to call, Skr. kal to sound,
   G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul.]
   1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority,
      right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to
      demand as due.
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   2. To proclaim. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   3. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   4. To assert; to maintain. [Colloq.]
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