as in heir
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a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something
They are claimants to their father's estate. Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork. a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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Recent Examples of claimant
Legal fees and other costs might affect the final payment amounts distributed to claimants.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The deal would require claimants to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in a legal defense fund for the Sacklers.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The same opportunity was also offered to four other claimants who had initiated separate legal action.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Two separate groups of claimants—approximately 3,200 non-union employees and a group of 482 mostly union workers—settled for undisclosed amounts.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The deal would require claimants to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in a legal defense fund for the Sacklers.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The same opportunity was also offered to four other claimants who had initiated separate legal action.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Two separate groups of claimants—approximately 3,200 non-union employees and a group of 482 mostly union workers—settled for undisclosed amounts.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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