claim

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kleɪm/

Verb

intransitive obsolete archaic

To demand ownership of. / To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true. / To demand ownership or right to use for land.

Japanese Meaning

（何かの）所有権を要求する、または所有権を主張する。 / （証拠が十分でない場合に）事実や真実であると主張する。 / 土地などの使用権または所有権を要求する。

What is this buttons?

The neighboring family tried to claim the abandoned lot as their own.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

隣の家族は、その放置された空き地の所有権を自分たちのものだと主張しようとした。

Details

Sense（1）

To demand ownership of.

Jeffrey Chuang, an economics student at University College London, said: "I am for independence. I do not think China has any right to claim Taiwan. We have confidence in our country and we know that China is not capable of doing anything to us."

Google Translation / DeepL Translation