as in heir
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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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This category includes health information compromised as part of the data breach and is limited to $750,000 across all claimants.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Payments to the claimants was approved earlier this month, though the r/juul subreddit suggests payouts may have ramped up this week, as users claimed receiving anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to upwards of $9,000.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, after Hanani Publishing attempted to sucker Yas into becoming the face of her late father’s scandal, Yas tells the company head that HP is going to pay the restitution to the embezzlement claimants and then leave her the F alone.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges that Phillips would abuse the claimants in his dressing room while recording the incidents with a video camera.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Payments to the claimants was approved earlier this month, though the r/juul subreddit suggests payouts may have ramped up this week, as users claimed receiving anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to upwards of $9,000.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, after Hanani Publishing attempted to sucker Yas into becoming the face of her late father’s scandal, Yas tells the company head that HP is going to pay the restitution to the embezzlement claimants and then leave her the F alone.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges that Phillips would abuse the claimants in his dressing room while recording the incidents with a video camera.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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