laying claim

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noun

the act of taking possession of or power over something
- his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
- the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
- he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
• Syn:
assumption
• Derivationally related forms:
assume (for: assumption)
• Hypernyms:
acquisition