• justify territorial claims – оправдывать территориальные притязания
См. также: territory, termination for default, terrible tragedy, terrible hangover
China's territorial claims in the resource-rich South China Sea are contested by several nations. (BBC News)
It is the driest, coldest, windiest place in the world. So why, then, have Britain, France, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina drawn lines on Antarctica's map, carving up the empty ice with territorial claims? (BBC News)
The Chinese government routinely uses its interpretation of history to justify territorial claims. (Los Angeles Review of Books)
