prior claim

Frequency: 5.04.8 per million words

a right to something that is considered more important or valid than someone else's right

priorprior + NOUN

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claim

Examples (10)

  • The indigenous people asserted their prior claim to the land.
  • Does the company have a prior claim on my intellectual property?
  • Historical evidence often supports a nation's prior claim to disputed territories.
  • She felt she had a prior claim to the promotion, having worked there longer.
  • In bankruptcy proceedings, secured creditors typically hold a prior claim on assets.
  • The ancient treaty established a prior claim for certain fishing rights in these waters.
  • We must recognize the community's prior claim to local water resources.
  • His many years of service gave him a prior claim to selecting his preferred project.
  • The government formally acknowledged the tribe's prior claim to their ancestral lands.
  • Do you believe that seniority automatically creates a prior claim in team leadership roles?