statement of claim
noun[C]
ukuspluralstatements of claimLAW
adocumentsentto acourtoflawsaying why apersonisbringingalegalactionagainst someone and what theywantfrom them:
Hefiledastatementofclaimin theSupremeCourtof British Columbia.
a statement of claim for sthastatementofclaimforunfairdismissal
According to thestatementofclaim, the twoformerdirectorsactedfraudulently.