assumption laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
truth serum truth drug | an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect, induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions, is believed to induce people to talk freely |
accuracy truth | the quality of being near to the true value, he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass, the lawyer questioned the truth of my account |
claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
truth | a fact that has been verified, at last he knew the truth, the truth is that he didn't want to do it |
home truth | an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself) |
basic assumption constatation self-evident truth | an assumption that is basic to an argument |
claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
truth true statement | a true statement, he told the truth, he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it |
gospel gospel truth | an unquestionable truth, his word was gospel |
claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
half-truth | a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead |
call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
Aum Shinrikyo Aum Supreme Truth | a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world, based on a religion founded in that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity, in Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train |
top quark truth quark | a hypothetical quark with a charge of and a mass more than , times that of an electron |
adjuster adjustor claims adjuster claims adjustor claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
Truth Sojourner Truth | United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (-) |
truth the true verity trueness | conformity to reality or actuality, they debated the truth of the proposition, the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat, he was famous for the truth of his portraits, he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities |
moment of truth | a crucial moment on which much depends |
moment of truth | the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull |
claim take exact | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs, the accident claimed three lives, The hard work took its toll on her |
claim | assert or affirm strongly, state to be true or existing, He claimed that he killed the burglar |
claim take | lay claim to, as of an idea, She took credit for the whole idea |
claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example, They claimed on the maximum allowable amount |
claim lay claim arrogate | demand as being one's due or property, assert one's right or title to, He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter, Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident |
in truth really truly ,un | in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers), in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire, really, you shouldn't have done it, a truly awful book |