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Laying claim Uncommon

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

Example Sentences
"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba" noun
"the Nazi assumption of power in 1934" noun
"he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
acquisition
Rhyming Words
aim zaim maim raim saim haim chaim claim reaim nsaim karaim misaim ephraim exclaim unclaim reclaim declaim acclaim cry aim take aim
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