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rivendicare

to claim

verb ree-ven-dee-KAH-reh Less Common
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin revindicare, to lay legal claim

Also means

to assert a right

Usage Note

Rivendicare is used when someone publicly asserts ownership, authorship, or responsibility — rivendicare un diritto (to assert a right), rivendicare un attentato (to claim responsibility for an attack). It is more formal and assertive than chiedere (to ask) or reclamare (to complain).

Examples

"Il gruppo ha rivendicato l'attacco."

Natural Translation

The group claimed responsibility for the attack.

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