laying claim

• Reclamar o afirmar un derecho sobre algo, a menudo en un contexto formal o jurídico, o declarar que algo pertenece a alguien.

To assert or declare a right to something, often in a formal or legal context, or to state that something belongs to one.

1. Asserting ownership or rightB2formal

   To state or declare that one has a right to something or that something belongs to one.

   reivindicación

   • The company is laying claim to the patent for the new invention.
   • Several countries are laying claim to the disputed territory.
   • He is laying claim to the inheritance left by his grandfather.

2. Taking credit for somethingB2informal

   To assert that one is responsible for an achievement or idea.

   atribuirse el mérito

   • She is laying claim to the success of the project.
   • He laid claim to having discovered the solution first.
   • They are laying claim to the invention of the new technology.