lay down the law

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lay down the law

To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'lay down the law':

lay down the law	To present the law that applies to a given case.
lay down the law	To promulgate law.

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