averment vs claim

claim vs averment

averment and claim both are nouns.

averment is not a verb while claim is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
averment	Yes	No	No	No
claim	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, claim is a hyponym of averment; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than averment:

averment: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
claim: an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

Other hyponyms of averment include accusation, charge, contention, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, testimony, denial, disaffirmation.

averment (noun)	claim (noun)
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)	demand for something as rightful or due
	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

averment (verb)	claim (verb)
	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
	lay claim to; as of an idea
	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Difference between averment and claim

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