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Disputed vs Claimed - What's the difference?

disputed | claimed |

As verbs the difference between disputed and claimed

is that disputed is (dispute) while claimed is (claim).

As an adjective disputed

is argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

disputed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
    • The theory, though common, was widely disputed .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dispute)
    • They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.

    claimed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (claim)

    • Anagrams

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    claim

    English

    Alternative forms

    * claym (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Usage notes

    * Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. See

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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
    • We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
  • To proclaim.
    • (Spenser)
  • To call or name.
    • (Spenser)

    Related terms

    * claimable * claimant * claimer * disclaim * disclaimer

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    Anagrams

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