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Grammar : Verb
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Definition of lay down law

Origin :
  • Old English lagu (plural laga, comb. form lah-) "law, ordinance, rule, regulation; district governed by the same laws," from Old Norse *lagu "law," collective plural of lag "layer, measure, stroke," literally "something laid down or fixed," from Proto-Germanic *lagan "put, lay" (see lay (v.)).
  • Replaced Old English æ and gesetnes, which had the same sense development as law. Cf. also statute, from Latin statuere; German Gesetz "law," from Old High German gisatzida; Lithuanian istatymas, from istatyti "set up, establish." In physics, from 1660s. Law and order have been coupled since 1796.
  • As in inflict : verb impose something
  • As in insist : verb order and expect; claim
  • As in ordain : verb establish, install
  • As in revile : verb scold
  • As in rule : verb govern, manage
  • As in scold : verb find fault with
  • As in upbraid : verb scold
  • As in call the shots : verb be in charge
  • As in preponderate : verb dominate
  • As in rail against : verb revile
  • As in command : verb demand
  • As in decree : verb order rule or action
  • As in dictate : verb command; give instructions
  • As in dispose : verb place, order; deal with
  • As in dominate : verb govern, rule
  • As in govern : verb take control; rule
  • As in impose : verb set, dictate
Example sentences :
  • Among ourselves there was no one in position to lay down law and enforce it.
  • Extract from : « Andersonville, Volume 2 » by John McElroy

Synonyms for lay down law

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