defend one's claim

In his absence, she devoted herself to defending her son's claim to the chieftaincy.

The castle was intended to help defend his claim to the land.

"I'll be more than happy to defend your claim that it was an unfortunate accident."

And they had to defend their claim from men who would have taken it from them.

Hell hath no fury like an inventor defending his claim to genius.

In outline, he defends his claim thus: Computers perform computations.

To defend his claim however Brumbaugh kills a fellow prospector.

As you see, I am prepared to defend my claim.

However, it was yet another way for whites to defend their claim of being a superior race.

In effect, if they were unwilling or able to defend their claim, they had no honor.