laying claim vs acquisition

laying claim and acquisition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laying claim	Yes	No	No	No
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acquisition is a hypernym of laying claim; that is, acquisition is a word with a broader meaning than laying claim:

laying claim: the act of taking possession of or power over something
acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

laying claim (noun)	acquisition (noun)
the act of taking possession of or power over something	the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	an ability that has been acquired by training
	the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
	something acquired