See lay claim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"To state that something belongs to oneself."
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"(usually with to) To state that something belongs to oneself."
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "要求承認"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "მიკუთვნება"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "Anspruch erheben"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "請求權利"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "请求权利"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "vaatia itselleen"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "vaatia"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "მიკუთვნება"
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"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "Anspruch erheben"
},
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"roman": "likvóa ba'alút",
"sense": "say that something belongs to oneself",
"word": "לקבוע בעלות"
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