Announcement vs Claim - What's the difference?
announcement | claim |
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
That which conveys what is announced.
The content which is announced.
A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
To demand ownership of.
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
(legal) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
* John Locke
To proclaim.
To call or name.
As nouns the difference between announcement and claim
is that announcement is an act of announcing, or giving notice while claim is claim.announcement
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."
- This announcement was made during the first training session.
- The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.
Synonyms
* proclamation * publicationReferences
* *claim
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Alternative forms
* claym (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. SeeVerb
(en verb)- We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
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