lay claim
lay claim
lay claim
v : 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" [syn: claim, arrogate]
[ant: forfeit]
lay claim
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) claim, arrogate
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) pretend
(verb-group) claim, take
lay + claim(s) to
(v.) = reclamar, reivindicar, pretender.
Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.
lay claim
предъявлять права, предъявлять притязания, притязать
lay claim
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