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 

• LAYING CLAIM (noun)

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)