assumption (n)
laying claim (n)

n00082870

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of taking possession of or power over something
examples his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
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Hypernym acquisition
Derivationally related form assumption → assume; assumption → assume
Derivationally related form assumption → assume
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Hyponym acquisition
Derivationally related form assume → assumption; assume → assumption
Derivationally related form assume → assumption

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