Lay down
Lay down verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.
Usage example: the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals
Pass
Pass verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.
Usage example: Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech
Both terms in one sentence
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Instant Runes: Played with in the Curse Wheels, which serve to lay down the "Hundred Curses" as they pass.
Source: Manga / Muhyo and Roji - You Shall Not Pass: In Fall of Damnos, when Scipio's squad find themselves being chased down by a pack of Flayed Ones, brothers Largo and Brakkius offer to lay down their already-limping lives to slow the pursuers down.
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