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Synonyms for laying claim in English

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laying claim:
- assumption; laying claim

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Detailed Synonyms for laying claim in English

laying claim:

laying claim [the ~] noun

the laying claim

– the act of taking possession of or power over something ¹
the assumption; the laying claim
– the act of taking possession of or power over something ¹
- assumption [the ~] noun
  - his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba¹
  - the Nazi assumption of power in 1934¹
  - he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts¹
- laying claim [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "laying claim":

assumption; acquisition

Related Definitions for "laying claim":

the act of taking possession of or power over something¹

Related Synonyms for laying claim

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