réclamation — meaning in English

English meaning

• claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
• complaint noun A statement expressing dissatisfaction or a problem.

Senses

réclamation is used for these senses in English:

• claim A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
• claim (legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
• complaint (legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

claim — full definition

1. verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
2. verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
3. noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
4. noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.

complaint — full definition

1. noun A statement expressing dissatisfaction or a problem.
2. noun A medical problem or symptom.
3. noun A formal legal document stating the facts and claims that start a lawsuit.

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