: one that asserts a right or title
a claimant to an estate
also
: claimer sense 1
Examples of claimant in a Sentence
They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
a dispute between two claimants to the throne
Recent Examples on the Web
The claimants insist the institution reneged on Bredius’ initial conditions for making the gift, and should pay the consequences, reports The New York Times.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Outside of bankruptcy, any settlement J&J reached with some claimants would still leave holdouts or future plaintiffs with the right to sue - and leave the company exposed to potential multibillion-dollar verdicts that encouraged it to use a two-step in the first place.
—CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Walmart maintains a 10% stake in the supermarket, and continues to oversee the legal defense against the claimants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 July 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Outside of bankruptcy, any settlement J&J reached with some claimants would still leave holdouts or future plaintiffs with the right to sue - and leave the company exposed to potential multibillion-dollar verdicts that encouraged it to use a two-step in the first place.
—CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Walmart maintains a 10% stake in the supermarket, and continues to oversee the legal defense against the claimants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 July 2024
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt 
: a person who claims to have a right to something
Legal Definition
claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt
: one that asserts a claim especially formally
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