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lay claim to

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lay claim to something

to place a claim on something. Do you really think you can lay claim to that money after all these years? Someone came by and laid claim to the wallet you found.

See also: claim, lay

lay claim to

Assert one's right to or ownership of, as in "What claim lays she to thee?" (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, 3:2). [Late 1500s] Also see stake a claim.

See also: claim, lay

lay claim to

To assert one's right to or ownership of.

See also: claim, lay