Definition of lay claim Lay claim
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What does lay claim mean?
WordNet
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| lay claim - 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" | ||
| claim, arrogate | ||
| forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forego, forgo, give up lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" | ||
| claim, take take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" | ||
| bespeak, request, call for, quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" | ||
| pretend put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" | ||
| requisition make a formal request for official services | ||
| arrogate, assign make undue claims to having | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lay claim (Verb)
To say that something belongs to oneself.
