Claimant
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Admiralty Practice. A person authorized and admitted to defend a libel brought in rem against property; thus, Thirty Hogsheads of Sugar, Bentzon, Claimant v. Boyle, 9 Cra. (U. S.) 191, 3 L. Ed. 701. CLAMOR (Lat.). A suit or demand; a complaint. Du Cange; Spelman, Gloss. In Civil Law. A claimant. A debt; any thing claimed from another. A proclamation; an accusation. Du Cange.