claim

Behauptung

Aussage, dass etwas wahr ist, besonders wenn es noch nicht bewiesen wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: A statement that something is true, especially when it has not yet been proved.

• There is no evidence for that claim.
• She denied his claims about the accident.
• Can you prove your claim that the treatment works?

So benutzt man es: a claim that… (We investigated his claim that the water was unsafe.); a claim about something (She questioned the claims about the product.)

Synonyme: assertion, statement, allegation

Häufige Wendungen: make a claim, false claim, claim that something

Anspruch, Anrecht

Recht, etwas zu besitzen oder zu erhalten, oder ein Grund, ein solches Recht anzunehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: A right, or a reason for believing you have a right, to own or receive something.

• He has a claim to the property.
• Several relatives have competing claims on the estate.
• Her claim to the throne was stronger than his.

So benutzt man es: a claim to something (Both families have a claim to the land.); a claim on something (She has a legal claim on the estate.)

Synonyme: right, entitlement

Häufige Wendungen: claim to something, legal claim, strong claim

Anspruch, Besitzanspruch

Forderung, dass etwas als eigener Besitz anerkannt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A demand that something be recognised as belonging to you.

• She made a claim to the painting.
• The court rejected both ownership claims.
• Their claim to the island remains disputed.

So benutzt man es: a claim to something (The museum rejected his claim to the painting.)

Synonyme: demand

Häufige Wendungen: claim of ownership, ownership claim, claim to something

Claim, Schürffeld

Besitz, oft ein Grundstück oder Schürffeld, auf den jemand ein Eigentumsrecht oder Nutzungsrecht beansprucht.

In einfachem Englisch: Something, often land, that a person says belongs to them or that they have a right to.

• The miners worked their claim all summer.
• His claim lay beside the river.
• They sold their gold claim to a larger company.

Synonyme: claimed property

Häufige Wendungen: mining claim, work a claim, valuable claim

Landanspruch, Besitzanspruch

Forderung, Eigentümer eines Landes zu werden, das zuvor niemandem gehört hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A demand to own land that has not previously belonged to anyone.

• The miners staked a claim near the river.
• He registered his land claim at the office.
• Several prospectors made claims to the same unowned valley.

So benutzt man es: stake a claim to something (The settlers staked a claim to the empty land.)

Synonyme: land demand

Häufige Wendungen: stake a claim, land claim, mining claim

behaupten

Sagen, dass etwas wahr ist, oft ohne Beweise vorzulegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To say that something is true, often without showing any proof.

• He claims he is innocent.
• The company claimed that its product saved energy.
• Do you claim to have seen the accident?

So benutzt man es: claim that… (She claims that she saw a wolf.); claim to do something (He claims to know the answer.)

Synonyme: assert, maintain, allege

Gegenteile: deny

Häufige Wendungen: claim that something, claim to know, claim innocence

beanspruchen, geltend machen

Etwas verlangen oder nehmen, weil man glaubt, ein Recht darauf zu haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask for or take something because you believe you have a right to it.

• You can claim your money back.
• Nobody claimed the bag left on the train.
• He claimed compensation for the damage.

So benutzt man es: claim something from someone/something (You can claim the cost from your insurer.); claim something back (She claimed her travel expenses back.)

Synonyme: demand, request

Häufige Wendungen: claim benefits, claim compensation, claim something back

töten, fordern

Den Tod eines Menschen verursachen, etwa durch eine Krankheit oder Katastrophe.

In einfachem Englisch: If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fire claimed three lives.
• The disease has claimed many victims.
• Another crash claimed a life on that road.

Synonyme: kill

Häufige Wendungen: claim a life, claim lives, claim more victims