Claim
Assert
Synonyms: Assert, profess, state, affirm, aver, insist, attest, contend, move, make out, asseverate, declare, maintain, hold, avow, protest, swear, argue, submit, allege, avouch, and represent.
Lay claim to
Synonyms: Lay claim to, assert ownership of, pretend to, ask for, put in for, sue for, exact, say that one owns, formally request, request, apply for, put in an application for, and demand.
Assertion
Synonyms: Assertion, profession, avowal, protestation, contention, case, pretence, request, demand, call, declaration, affirmation, averment, representation, submission, allegation, asseveration, application, and petition.
Example Sentences
He will claim the prize.
They made a false claim.
She filed an insurance claim.
Claim your luggage at baggage.
He tried to claim responsibility.