claimed

verb

1. 1

   To demand ownership of.

2. 2

   To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.

3. 3

   To demand ownership or right to use for land.

4. 4

   To demand compensation or damages through the courts.

5. 5

   To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.

6. 6

   To cause the loss of, usually by violent means.

   “A fire claimed two homes.”

7. 7

   To proclaim.

8. 8

   To call or name.