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Dictionary of English - claim

claim

Be careful when using claim to mean 'say', 'state', or 'declare'. The primary meaning of claim is to demand something that you are entitled to or to assert your right to it, in this case the right to be believed, and it implies that you may not be. He said he had been burgled is neutral: there is no reason to question the statement. He claimed he had been burgled suggests that he may not be telling the truth.

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