claimed

Claimed is the past tense and past participle of the verb claim. It has multiple related meanings: to state as a fact or belief; to assert ownership or entitlement to something; and to demand or request something as due. In practice, the sense is often determined by context and by the degree of verification attributed to the statement.

In everyday language, claimed statements are not automatically accepted as true; the term often signals that the speaker or a source has asserted something that may need confirmation. In journalism and scholarship, "claimed" attributes the assertion to a person or source rather than presenting it as established fact. In legal and property contexts, a claim can refer to a right, compensation, or remedy being asserted.

Grammatically, claimed can take a that-clause: "X claimed that Y happened," or object: "They claimed ownership of the land." It can also be used in the passive: "It was claimed that the policy would reduce costs." The expression "to claim to be" or "to claim to have done something" is common, but can imply doubt or skepticism depending on tone.

Etymology traces the verb from Old French claimer, from Latin clamare "to shout, cry out," reflecting earlier senses of declaring or demanding. The noun forms related to rights or assertions are derived from the same root.