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LAYING CLAIM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laying claim mean?
• LAYING CLAIM (noun)
The noun LAYING CLAIM has 1 sense:
1. the act of taking possession of or power over something
Familiarity information: LAYING CLAIM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of taking possession of or power over something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
assumption; laying claim
Context example:
he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
Hypernyms ("laying claim" is a kind of...):
acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)
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