Claim and Defense

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Claim

Claim noun - An entitlement to something.
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Defense and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Claim".
Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Defense

Defense noun - Means or method of defending.
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Claim and defense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a noun "Defense".
Nearby Words: defend, defence, defenseless, defensive, defensible

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  • In an LGBTI context, some people claim this as a defense against a charge of homophobic bigotry.
    Source: Homophobia Index
  • The shooter tries to instead claim self defense but the judge, the US Marshall and two deputies were witnesses to the murder so this does not fly and the killer is promptly hanged.
    Source: Manslaughter Provocation
  • He knows no one will believe him if he tries to claim demonic possession was involved—but he can claim self-defense, since the man was pointing a gun at him, right?
    Source: Inconveniently Vanishing Exonerating Evidence
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