lay claim

Verb
  1. Demand as being one's due or property;
    Assert one's right or title to (synset 202280210)
    "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
    is a type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request - express the need or desire for
    subtypes:
    • pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
    • requisition - demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
    • arrogate, assign - make undue claims to having
    same as: arrogate, claim
    verb group: claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea

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