verb
demand as being one's due or property
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Examples
- 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
verb
make undue claims to having
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verb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
Synonyms
Examples
- take as one's right or possession
- He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
- he usurped my rights
- She seized control of the throne after her husband died