Prosecutors in court have to substantiate their claims in order to prove a suspect is guilty.
Source: tatoeba (1956)
Claims
//kleɪmz//
Synonyms for "claims" (301 found)
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Closest matches (61)
askassertcallchallengedemandexactrequiretitleabsolute interestacquireadduceadvanceadverse possessionaffidavitaffirmaffirmationallegationallegealodiumappeal to
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applicationappropriateappurtenanceargueargumentask forassertionauthorityavowbe enfeoffed ofbe entitled tobe hurting forbe indicatedbe possessed ofbe seized ofbenefitbillbill of complaintbirthrightblackmailboastburgagecall forcatch upchargeclamorclamor forclap hands onclaspclawclenchclinchclutchcolonycommandcommoncomplaint
Strong matches (90)
conjugal rightcontendcontingent interestcontributioncry forcry out forde factode juredeclarationdeclaredefenddemand fordependencydepositionderivative titledivine rightdraftdraindrain offdraught
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draughtsmandraughtydraw offdroitduedutyeasementembraceenjoyequitable interestequityestateexactionextortextortionextortionate demandfacultyfee fieffee positionfee simplefee simple absolutefee simple conditionalfee simple defeasiblefee simple determinablefee tailfeodumfeudfiefdomfillfrankalmoignfree socagefreeholdgavelkindgetget hold ofglom on tograbgrab hold ofgrapplegraspgripgripehavehave and holdhave in handhave occasion forhave tenure ofhaving title toheavy demandholdholdinghugimposeimpositionimpostinalienable rightindentinsist oninsist uponinsistent demandinterestissue an ultimatumjustifyknight servicelay claim tolay fee
Noun(1 words)
Related words (150)
lay hands onlay hold ofleaseleaseholdlegal claimlegal possessionlevylibellimitationlootmaintainmake a demandmandatemulctnailnarrationatural rightneednipnip up
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nolle prosequinonnegotiable demandnonsuitnoticeoccupancyoccupationoccupyorderorder uporiginal titleowningpalmpartpartakepercentagepetitionpillageplace an orderpocketpossesspossessingpossessionpostulatepowerpreoccupancypreoccupationprepossessionprerequireprerogativeprescriptionpresumptive rightpretendpretend topretensepretensionpretextprivilegeprofessprofessionproper claimpropertyproperty rightproperty rightsproprietary rightsprotest too muchprotestationpurportput forthput in requisitionrapacityreceiverendrend fromrendingrequestrequirementrequisitionrightright of entryrightsrippingrushrush orderscrewseekseisinseizeset forthsettlementsharesnap upsnatchsocagesolicitsquatsquat onsquattingstakestatestatementstatement of factsstealstrict settlementsubleasetaketake by assaulttake by stormtake doingtake hold oftake possessiontaxtaxingtear fromtearingtenancytenantrytenuretenure in chivalrytestimonytributetrustultimatumunderleaseundertenancyuseusucapionusucaptvested interestvested rightvillein socagevilleinholdvillenagevindicatewantwant doingwarnwarningwarrantwhip upwrenchwrench fromwrenchingwrestwrestingwringwring fromwringing
Noun(1 words)
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The people who come on the Maury Povich show often make pretentious claims about their lovers cheating on them.
Source: tatoeba (1957)
Masaru claims that he is innocent.
Source: tatoeba (32826)
There is no scientific basis for these claims.
Source: tatoeba (55192)
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