to revindicate a right, claim or title

As I admire each proposition fair, the pronic number and the perfect square, the puzzling intricate equation solv'd, as Grecia's chief the Gordian knot dissolv'd;

• John Bartley

What hypocrites will be confronted with, in return for their hypocrisy, is a grievesome torment, both in this world and beyond.

Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold.