claim 1) v. to make a demand for money, for property, or for enforcement of a right provided by law. 2) n. the making of a demand (assert a claim) for money due, for property, for damages or for enforcement of a right. If such a demand is not honored, it may result in a lawsuit. In order to enforce a right against a government agency (ranging for damages from a negligent bus driver to a shortage in payroll) a claim must be filed first. If rejected or ignored by the government, it is lawsuit time.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 hrs (2013-05-01 06:36:57 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

See also:

http://www.industrialcourt.sa.gov.au/index.cfm?objectid=184F...

http://www.russian-civil-code.com/PartII/SectionIV/Subsectio...


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 hrs (2013-05-01 06:46:52 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

And:

http://www.konkursradet.no/English/The-position-of-monetary-...

http://law.justia.com/cfr/title14/14-5.0.1.1.32.html

http://shiftshaper.org/freeatlast/2013/03/19/ron-van-dyke-mi...


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 hrs (2013-05-01 06:55:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Please note:

If the suit has already been heard in court, κονδύλι would be damages. If your text refers to a writ or suit that has not been in court yet, κονδύλι would be a monetary claim.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 21 hrs (2013-05-01 11:46:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Correction to note above:

If the suit has already been heard in court and a decision has been reached as to the sum of damages to be awarded, κονδύλι would be damages. If your text refers to a writ or suit for which a court decision as to the sum of damages to be awarded has not been reached, κονδύλι would be a monetary claim.