demand as being ones due or property; assert ones right or title to; He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter; Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident

[ Syn: claim , lay claim ]

make undue claims to having

[ Syn: assign ]

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as ones 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

[ Syn: assume , usurp , seize , take over ]