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lay claim

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. claim, lay claim, arrogateverb

    demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

    "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

Wiktionary

  1. lay claimverb

    To say that something belongs to oneself.

  2. Etymology: * From lay + claim

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  1. lay claim

    "Lay claim" generally refers to asserting one's ownership or rights to something. It typically involves stating a strong assertion or belief that something belongs to oneself or that one deserves to possess, have, or control something. It could also include asserting a right or a title for a benefit or a property. This action can be legally binding or not, depending on the context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay claim in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay claim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lay claim in a Sentence

  1. Chip Felkel:

    Her strength is that she can lay claim to being associated with the policies that people like about the Trump administration, but she’s not Donald Trump.

  2. Jon Copestake:

    Hong Kong's liveability has been hit by the disruptive protests that took place last year. The city retains bragging rights over its regional competitor Singapore, but by a tiny margin. In fact both cities can still lay claim to being in the top tier of liveability where few, if any, aspects of life are restricted. This has not been the case in other parts of the world, with instability and unrest features undermining the scores of a number of cities globally.

  3. Chuck Hoskin:

    Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong.

  4. Gavin Newsom:

    Today we can lay claim to seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel as it relates to case numbers.

  5. Rex Tillerson:

    Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia's taking of Crimea. Its taking of territory that others lay claim to.


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