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claimant [ˈkleɪmənt] n
1. a person who makes a claim 2. (Law) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Formerly called plaintiff Compare defendant [1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
claimant noun applicant, pretender, petitioner, supplicant, suppliant the rival claimant to the French throne Translations claimant [ˈkleɪmənt] N (in court) → demandante mf (Brit) [of benefit] → solicitante mf; (to throne) → pretendiente mf claimant [ˈkleɪmənt] n [benefit] → requérant(e) m/f (LAW) → requérant(e) m/f claim form n (for insurance compensation) → formulaire m de déclaration de sinistre (for benefit) → formulaire m de demande claims adjuster claims adjustor [ˈkleɪmzədʒʌstər] n (US) (= insurance adjuster) → expert m en sinistres claim to fame n his claim to fame → sa prétention à la gloire claimant n (for social security etc) → Antragsteller(in) m(f); (for inheritance etc) → Anspruchsteller(in) m(f) (→ to auf +acc); (Jur) → Kläger(in) m(f); a claimant to a title/throne → ein Titel-/Thronanwärter m, → eine Titel-/Thronanwärterin claimant [ˈkleɪmənt] n (to social benefit) → richiedente m/f; (in court) → citante m/f; (to throne) → pretendente m/f claimant [ˈkleɪmənt] n (to social benefit) → richiedente m/f; (in court) → citante m/f; (to throne) → pretendente m/f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Then," said the Successful Claimant, "what good has all this litigation done me? Hearing this, the others honourably abstained, and the claimant ate the Shepherd all himself. No plan offered itself: the very exhibition of any desire to keep him would have rendered the claimant more peremptory: there was nothing left but to resign him. |
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