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

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Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. The Categories by Aristotle View in context As a whole, I had scarcely ever seen a young creature that could lay claim to more of the loveliness of her sex. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context Archer's generation) were aware that, in the eyes of the professional genealogist, only a still smaller number of families could lay claim to that eminence. The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context			launch forth launch into launch out on laundry laurel lavish on law law unto oneself lawyer lay lay a finger on lay a hand on lay a trip on lay against lay alongside lay an egg lay around lay aside lay aside for lay at door lay at feet lay away lay bare lay before lay cards on the table lay claim to lay down lay down arms lay down life lay down the law lay emphasis on lay eyes on lay for lay hold of lay in lay into lay it on the line lay it on thick lay low lay low and sing small lay of the land lay off lay on lay open lay out lay out in lavender lay out on lay over lay rubber lay some sweet lines on lay the blame on			lay bare lay before lay before lay before lay before lay before lay before the public lay behind lay behind lay behind lay behind lay blame upon lay board Lay brother Lay brothers lay by lay by lay by lay by lay by lay by the heels lay by the heels lay by the heels lay cards on the table lay cards on the table lay cards on the table lay cards on the table Lay Catholic Broadcasting Network lay charges against lay claim lay claim to Lay clerk Lay Coalition for Doctrinal Integrity Lay Community Of Saint Benedict Lay corporation Lay damages Lay days Lay days lay days / cancelling lay doggo lay down lay down lay down lay down lay down lay down lay down a plan lay down arms lay down arms lay down arms lay down arms Lay Down Drill Pipe lay down guide lines lay down life lay down limits Lay Down Misere lay down on the job lay down one’s office lay down the law lay down the law lay down the law

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