statement of claim

noun [C] (plural statements of claim)

Definition

› LAW a document sent to a court of law saying why a person is bringing a legal action against someone and what they want from them: He filed a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. a statement of claim for sth a statement of claim for unfair dismissal According to the statement of claim, the two former directors acted fraudulently.

(Definition of statement of claim noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)