revendicate
transitive verb
re·ven·di·cate
ri-ˈven-də-ˌkāt
revendicated; revendicating
in the civil law of Louisiana
: to bring an action to enforce rights in (specific property) especially for the recognition of ownership and the recovery of possession from one wrongfully in possession
revendication
noun
-ˌven-də-ˈkā-shən
revendicatory
adjective
-ˈven-də-kə-ˌtōr-ē
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