"And the judge just accepted their claim of a blood relationship without checking into it?"

At least part of the population accepted his claims and supported him throughout the fighting.

Since there is apparently no other, we must accept his claim.

Nor would they likely accept her claims of inherited madness.

The second officer frowned, but accepted Mitchell's claim as the truth.

Still, it is hard to accept some college administrators' claim that they are powerless.

He would have to accept her factual claims as true for purposes of the legal argument.

If you can't expound them then why should I accept your claim that they exist?

Moreover, I don't accept your claim that "the economy is now operating at full bore."

In the meantime, we accept your claim of being a scientist and not a professional spy.