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  2. Claim - Wikipedia

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    Claim (legal) Claim of Right Act 1689; Claims-based identity; Claim (philosophy) Land claim; A main contention, see conclusion of law; Patent claim; The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton; A right; Sequent, in mathematics; Another term for an advertising slogan. Health claim; A [[Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms#claim|term in ...

  3. Burden of proof (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Inductive reasoning also does not provide absolute certainty about positive claims. [19] [10] A negative claim may or may not exist as a counterpoint to a previous claim. A proof of impossibility or an evidence of absence argument are typical methods to fulfill the burden of proof for a negative claim. [10] [22]

  4. Claim (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    A claim is a substantive statement about a thing, such as an idea, event, individual, or belief. Its truth or falsity is open to debate. Its truth or falsity is open to debate. Arguments or beliefs may be offered in support, and criticisms and challenges of affirming contentions may be offered in rebuttal.

  5. Land claim - Wikipedia

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    A mining claim is the claim of the right to extract minerals from a tract of public land. In the United States, the practice began with the California gold rush of 1849. In the absence of organized government, the miners in each new mining camp made up their own rules, and to a large extent adopted Mexican mining law.

  6. Claim rights and liberty rights - Wikipedia

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    Some philosophers and political scientists make a distinction between claim rights and liberty rights.A claim right is a right which entails responsibilities, duties, or obligations on other parties regarding the right-holder.

  7. False accusation - Wikipedia

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    A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. [1] False accusations are also known as groundless accusations, unfounded accusations, false allegations, false claims or unsubstantiated allegations. They can occur in any of the following contexts: Informally in everyday life

  8. Placer claim - Wikipedia

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    "Claim jumping", which happens to this day, is a case where one person overstakes the claims of another. This results in civil action, and sometimes violence. Claims staked on Federal-managed lands fall under Federal rules. Typically, the claim size is limited to 660'x 1320', or 20 acres (81,000 m 2). The claim must be either placer or lode ...

  9. Valid claim - Wikipedia

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    Valid claim is used in a number of different contexts in Federal law. Within the area of United States patent law, a valid claim is a claim of an issued and unexpired, legally enforceable patent. [2] Under US bankruptcy law, a creditor must have a valid claim in order to attend the creditors' meeting and to collect all or part of a debt.