claim

主張、言い分

特にまだ証明されていないことについて、正しいと言う内容。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： a claim that… (We investigated his claim that the water was unsafe.); a claim about something (She questioned the claims about the product.)

類義語： assertion, statement, allegation

よく使う表現： make a claim, false claim, claim that something

権利、請求権

物を所有したり受け取ったりする権利、またはその権利があると考える根拠。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a claim to something (Both families have a claim to the land.); a claim on something (She has a legal claim on the estate.)

類義語： right, entitlement

よく使う表現： claim to something, legal claim, strong claim

所有権の主張、請求

ある物が自分の所有物だと認めるよう求めること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a claim to something (The museum rejected his claim to the painting.)

類義語： demand

よく使う表現： claim of ownership, ownership claim, claim to something

鉱区、権利を主張する土地

自分の所有物、または権利のあるものだと主張する土地や鉱区など。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： claimed property

よく使う表現： mining claim, work a claim, valuable claim

土地の権利主張、鉱区の権利主張

それまで誰のものでもなかった土地の所有権を求めること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： stake a claim to something (The settlers staked a claim to the empty land.)

類義語： land demand

よく使う表現： stake a claim, land claim, mining claim

主張する、言い張る

多くの場合、証拠を示さずに何かが正しいと言うこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： claim that… (She claims that she saw a wolf.); claim to do something (He claims to know the answer.)

類義語： assert, maintain, allege

反対語： deny

よく使う表現： claim that something, claim to know, claim innocence

請求する、権利を主張する

自分に権利があると考えて、何かを要求したり受け取ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： claim something from someone/something (You can claim the cost from your insurer.); claim something back (She claimed her travel expenses back.)

類義語： demand, request

よく使う表現： claim benefits, claim compensation, claim something back

命を奪う

病気や災害などが人を死なせること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： kill

よく使う表現： claim a life, claim lives, claim more victims