Verb

• S: (v) 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"
• S: (v) arrogate, assign (make undue claims to having)
• S: (v) assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession) "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"