[
UK
/klˈeɪmənt/
]
[ US /ˈkɫeɪmənt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫeɪmənt/ ]
NOUN
-
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
claimants of unemployment compensation
he was a claimant to the throne
How To Use claimant In A Sentence
- These will involve more rigorous checks on claimants to make sure their disability qualifies. The Sun
- The Response did however deny the terms of the agreements alleged by the claimants.
- Solicitors who handle claimant personal injury claims are shocked. Times, Sunday Times
- Waits have come down since claimants were told to present their case in person. The Sun
- A curb on foreign libel claimants using English courts in the hope of big payouts is also being considered. Times, Sunday Times
- The claimant was a co-operative and owned the freehold of a block of flats where the defendant was a lessee.
- If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him.
- The claimants sought to recover overtime pay in respect of the time they spent dealing with informants outside their normal hours. Times, Sunday Times
- The son of an emperor known to be weakhearted, like Farutanihosh, might not receive their support if a better claimant raised his spear. Spirit Gate
- The claimant is the local planning authority, having statutory powers of enforcement in connection with Kings Farm.