claims
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
debts, securities, other than stock, liens, or other interests of whatever character.
Defined by the Supreme Court in City Bank Farmers Trust Co v. Irving Trust Co, 299 U.S. 433 (1937).
See also 344 U.S. 293.
United States Code
25 U.S.C. § 941A — for purposes of this subchapter
The term “claim” or “claims” means any claim which was asserted by the Tribe in either Suit, and any other claim which could have been asserted by the Tribe or any Catawba Indian of a right, title or interest in property, to trespass or property damages, or of hunting, fishing or other rights to natural resources, if such claim is based upon aboriginal title, recognized title, or title by grant, patent, or treaty including the Treaty of Pine Tree Hill of 1760, the Treaty of Augusta of 1763, or the Treaty of Nation Ford of 1840.