Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Lay down the law.
7 letter answer(s) to lay down the law
DICTATE
a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
an authoritative rule
issue commands or orders for
rule as a dictator
say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
4 letter answer(s) to lay down the law
RULE
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
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