assumption
laying claim | 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 , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
inheritance
heritage | hereditary succession to a title or an office or property |
| claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
| insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
| baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
| inheritance heritage | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors, my only inheritance was my mother's blessing, the world's heritage of knowledge |
| inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
| X-linked dominant inheritance | hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring |
| X-linked recessive inheritance | hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring |
| claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title
claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
| theory of inheritance | (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations |
| claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
| claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
| claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
| call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim
pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
adjuster
adjustor
claims adjuster
claims adjustor
claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
| claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
inheritance
heritage | that which is inherited, a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner |
inheritance tax
estate tax
death tax
death duty | a tax on the estate of the deceased person |
claim take
exact | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs, the accident claimed three lives, The hard work took its toll on her |
| claim | assert or affirm strongly, state to be true or existing, He claimed that he killed the burglar |
| claim take | lay claim to, as of an idea, She took credit for the whole idea |
| claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example, They claimed on the maximum allowable amount |
claim
lay claim
arrogate | demand as being one's due or property, assert one's right or title to, He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter, Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident |