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To have made a law
“You will note that the court did not legislate nor profess to lay down a new law.”
To have established or stipulated as a previous condition
Past tense for to give up, surrender, or yield
“Immediately cease resistance, lay down your weapons, and voluntarily leave your positions.”
Past tense for to specify or define something
“This creates a need to lay down the proper procedure for the prosecution of wildlife crimes.”
Past tense for to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
“Rather than lay down his thoughts about the appropriate form of government, Winthrop used the occasion to remind his listeners that their success depended on remaining a community bound together by love.”
Past tense for to command the doing of by one's authority
Past tense for to produce a new recording of
Past tense for to preserve in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected
Past tense for to offer for discussion or debate
Past tense for to carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager
Past tense for to yield to someone or something
Past tense for to declare or announce in a formal or solemn way
Past tense for to lie down
Past tense for to hold or maintain
Past tense for to mark out the boundary or limits of
Past tense for to give legal or constitutional form to
Past tense for to declare loudly, openly or publicly
Past tense for to give away (something valuable) for the purpose of gaining something else
Clearly expressed or identified
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