claim

If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

Example: It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

Example: Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

If something claims a life, it kills people.

Example: The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.

A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

Example: It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

Example: The government is disputing their claim to the land.