claim a life

Fig. [for something] to take the life of someone. The killer tornado claimed the lives of six people at the trailer park. The athlete's life was claimed in a skiing accident.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikodemos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Henrikas	-	Lithuanian
Cynem&Aelig;R	-	Anglo-Saxon
Conn	-	Irish
Akio	ah-kee-o	Japanese
Bessie	BES-ee	English