Meaning of lay claim | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“Spencer University lays claim⟳ to the recently published discovery.”
“Argentina also lays claim⟳ to what is now Queen Elizabeth Land⟳, as well as to other South Atlantic dependencies including South Georgia and the uninhabited South Sandwich Islands.”
“Just ahead of the auction, though, a potential heir from outside the family, laid claim⟳ on the work⟳, according to Austria's Der Standard newspaper.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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