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Loojka Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to claim lives

Hello, everyone.

What is the meaning of "claim" in this sentence:
"The quashed coup claimed the lives of 265 people, according to officials"

I'm familiar with a couple of meanings of "claim", but none of them seem to fit in here.

Thank you!
  

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Claim = (of a disaster, an accident, etc) cause the loss of something or cause the death of somebody 265 people lost their lives Tom

— Mr. Tom

  • Claim = (of a disaster, an accident, etc) cause the loss of something or cause the death of somebody 265 people lost their lives Tom
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Claim = (of a disaster, an accident, etc) cause the loss of something or cause the death of somebody

265 people lost their lives

Tom
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