lay before

English

Verb

lay before

  1. simple past of lie before
  2. (transitive) to present documents (e.g. secondary legislation, command paper) to some authority, especially a legislature
    All rules made under this Act must be laid before Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
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