compensation claim
Injury payment demand
A compensation claim is a formal request for payment to cover losses, injuries, or damages.
The term appears most often in legal and insurance contexts: She filed a compensation claim after the accident, workers' compensation claims.
The claim asserts that someone is owed money for harm suffered or costs incurred.
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- slip and fallLose footing, then collapse
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- tortActionable civil harm
- severance payCompensation upon job termination
policyholder · grievance procedure · legal fees · filing deadline · adjuster · indemnity · damages · medical bills · lost wages · wage dispute · reparations · insurance payout · arbitration · defendant · pain and suffering · victim advocacy · mediation · plaintiff
- claimscounterclaim, assertion, allegation, contention, declaration
- veterans benefitsVA benefits, veterans pensions, VA disability, veteran benefits, veterans support
- air travel rightspassenger rights, denied boarding, refunds, bumped passengers, flight delays
- wageswage, salary, pay, paycheck, income
- Auto Recallsfuel pump, ignition switch, electrical fire, power steering, door latch
- economic problemsmarket failure, recession, inflation, deflation, stagflation
compensation claimgift
Item given freely
donation · bonus · gratuity · charitable contribution · windfall
compensation claimclaim denial
Refusal to pay out
liability waiver · defense · settlement offer · indemnification · counterclaim
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