landclaim
nounUK /ˈlænd.kleɪm/
US /ˈlænd.kleɪm/
A landclaim is when someone says a piece of land belongs to them.
The family filed a landclaim to show the forest was theirs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A formal request to own land given by a government.
The settlers made a landclaim for a small farm.
3. A legal case asking a court to decide who owns land.
The court heard the landclaim between the two villages.
4. A statement that a group's old homeland should be returned.
The tribe's landclaim was finally recognized by the council.