Claim: what is the lexical meaning of the word

Noun feminine "claim" is often used in modern speech. This demand is promoted by the fact that the word "claim" has value not one but four. What are they and where did the term come from in Russian? Let's find the answers to all these questions.

The history of the appearance of the word "claim" in Russian

Like most terms that have analogues in the most common European languages, this noun came from Latin. His "progenitor" can be considered the words praetensio and praetentus, which meant "claim" or "demand."

After the collapse of the Roman Empire in the European states formed on its wreckage, Latin was considered the language of science and religion. Due to this, many concepts and terms from Latin were successfully borrowed by other European languages. Among such words was the noun "claim" (the meaning of the term will be considered below). It still exists today in many languages, and has changed quite a bit. For example, in English - this is a pretension, in French - la prétention. In some languages this term was not preserved, being superseded by others: reclamación (in Spanish), affermazione (in Italian), die Reklamation (in German).

To the Slavs this word came through the mediation of English or German. In this case, it was preserved only in the East Slavic languages, while in the West Slavic languages it was superseded by other nouns.

Today this term is actively used in Belarusian (prentenziya), Russian (claim) and Ukrainian (claim) languages. While the Poles and Czechs do not.

The main lexical meaning of the word "claim"

This name is used in a speech when it is spoken about the requirement of some special something or someone.

For example: "The claims of a citizen of such and such to this parking lot are unfounded, since at the meeting it was decided that she was assigned to the tenants of the fifth apartment".

The second meaning of this noun

Considering the question of what a "claim" is, it is worthwhile to pay attention to other variants of the interpretation of this word.

So, this noun is also used in speech, when you mean a complaint about something or attempts to express your displeasure.

For example: "People in the queue to the supermarket ticket office expressed their claims about the speed and quality of the cashier's work."

Another variant of the interpretation of the meaning of the word

Also this term is used as the name of the desire of the individual to impress someone, attributing to itself qualities that it does not possess.

For example: "The decoration of their house was not just rich, but luxurious. At the same time, everything was felt for some kind of nobility, which the inhabitants did not have. "

The root words "claim" and "pretentious"

The term in question (if it is used in the sense of attributing to itself non-existent merits) is a related adjective "pretentious". It is used when talking about overpriced self-esteem or about pretentiousness, mannerisms.

For example: "Her screaming mediocrity was compensated by the pretentious manner of keeping herself and talking about contemporary art and its decline."

The words "claim" and "pretentious" are very similar in meaning to their own. It should be taken into account that the last of them does not have all the other interpretations with which the first is rich.

"Claim" - the lexical meaning of a noun in jurisprudence

Also the word under consideration is a legal term, which every citizen has ever encountered, but did not always know that it is so called.

So, what is a "claim" in the business world? By this term, lawyers refer to the buyer's or consumer's complaint about the quality of products or services rendered, in writing. Also this word is called the creditor's claim directed to the debtor, who does not pay interest on the loan on time.

In fact, the claim is a document that facilitates the settlement of the dispute between the parties at the pre-trial stage.

What mandatory attributes should a document such as a claim

Having dealt with the question of what a claim in jurisprudence is, it is worth to learn more about the specifics of its design.

First of all, it is necessary to understand that even those documents whose names do not bear this term are among the claims. So, all complaints, demands, appeals, open letters and applications containing a notice of violation of the author's guaranteed rights by the author and demands for removal or compensation are automatically related to the claims.

To create such a document in accordance with the current legislation can any natural or legal person who believes that the service or the goods that they have purchased do not correspond to the declared properties. At the same time, for a claim to be valid, it is necessary to be able to prove that the facts stated in it are not the product of the author's imagination, but a harsh reality.

Claims are addressed to a person who is legally responsible for improper quality of goods or services. So, a complaint about a substandard electric kettle from a supermarket that refuses to be replaced under a guarantee (if the case is really warranted or it is a factory marriage), one should not apply to the sales consultant, cashier or longshoreman, courier, but to the general director of a particular supermarket or even the entire network.

The compiled document is sent to such person by mail, preferably by registered mail, with notification of delivery and declared value and a list of all enclosed documents. A check on the sending of such a claim in the future can become evidence in court, if it comes to it.

There are no special requirements to the form of the document, it is important that it is made in two copies (one remains with the sender). In addition, to the claim you need to attach copies of all documents that confirm the correctness of the author's words. You always need to keep originals.

In each claim, the following points must be specified.

• From whom and to whom this document is sent.
• According to what law the complaint is made.
• Under what circumstances, there was a violation of the author's rights.
• Reasonable requirements.
• Its data for feedback (phone, email and postal address).
• Information on further actions if the requirements are not met.

If, after thirty calendar days or the period specified in the contract, which is the subject of the claim, the requirements are not met, this is the reason for applying to the court. When filing a lawsuit, it is better to immediately supplement your demands with the payment of court costs by the losing party.

Synonyms

Having dealt with what a claim is, it is worthwhile to find out which analogues can be selected for this word.

First of all, when choosing synonyms, it is worth considering the meaning of the noun in this case, since it has no absolute analogue.

1. To the first value, you can use the substitute word "requirement".
2. In the second case, the term "complaint" will actually be used.
3. In the third - "ambition".
4. As for the use of the word in question in jurisprudence, the term "reclamation" can be used as a synonym for it.

Having studied all the meanings of the word under consideration, one can only hope that every reader in life will have as few reasons to make claims in oral or written form.