as in heirs
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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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Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, is one of seven claimants suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of voicemail interception — commonly known as phone-hacking — and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.
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Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Harry and the other claimants' lawsuits, which were filed in 2022, marked the first time Associated had been dragged into the phone-hacking scandal, which emerged more than a decade ago and prompted a public inquiry into the ethics of the press and several criminal trials.
—Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
As of January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for claimants was $1,907.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
As a condition of the bankruptcy filings, these companies created trust funds to pay out compensation on claims for active and future claimants.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Attorneys for the Archdiocese and the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel representing abuse claimants issued a joint statement on Wednesday thanking survivors for coming forward with their stories and ensuring that similar abuse will not occur in the future.
—Dietrich Knauth, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The claimants allege that the government and army failed to heed warning signs and threats that the shooter made in the months before the shootings.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
This category includes health information compromised as part of the data breach and is limited to $750,000 across all claimants.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
These state guaranty associations will pay claimants in the unlikely event that an insurance company becomes insolvent and cannot pay.
—D. Scott Kenik, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Harry and the other claimants' lawsuits, which were filed in 2022, marked the first time Associated had been dragged into the phone-hacking scandal, which emerged more than a decade ago and prompted a public inquiry into the ethics of the press and several criminal trials.
—Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
As of January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for claimants was $1,907.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
As a condition of the bankruptcy filings, these companies created trust funds to pay out compensation on claims for active and future claimants.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Attorneys for the Archdiocese and the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel representing abuse claimants issued a joint statement on Wednesday thanking survivors for coming forward with their stories and ensuring that similar abuse will not occur in the future.
—Dietrich Knauth, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The claimants allege that the government and army failed to heed warning signs and threats that the shooter made in the months before the shootings.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
This category includes health information compromised as part of the data breach and is limited to $750,000 across all claimants.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
These state guaranty associations will pay claimants in the unlikely event that an insurance company becomes insolvent and cannot pay.
—D. Scott Kenik, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Claimants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimants. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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