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lay·ing claim

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assumption, laying claimnoun

    the act of taking possession of or power over something

    "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

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  1. laying claim

    Laying claim refers to the act of asserting one's right to or ownership of something; it denotes the process of stating or declaring that something belongs to oneself or that one deserves something. This might refer to physical property, a legal right, award, benefits or even abstract concepts such as ideas or accomplishments.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

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

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laying claim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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