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Papers laid on table

Papers laid on table, in Indian Parliament, papers are laid on the table by ministers, private members or secretary-general with the permission of the speaker/chairman in pursuance of the provisions of Constitution, rules of procedure and conduct of business or directions by the Speaker/Chairman. Papers laid on the table of the House has to submit a copy of it to the Speaker in advance and he can lay the Paper on the Table of the House only with Speakers' permission, Directions by Speaker, 1998, No. 118(1)....


Deep laid

Laid deeply formed with cunning and sagacity secretly and carefully planned as deep laid plans...


laid

laid past and past part of lay ...


Cream laid

See under Laid...


Hawser laid

Made in the manner of a hawser Cf Cable laid and see Illust of Cordage...


Plain laid

Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way as a plain laid rope See Illust of Cordage...


Shroud laid

Composed of four strands and laid right handed with a heart or center said of rope See Illust under Cordage...


foundation

foundation 1 : a basis upon which something stands or is supported ;specif : a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered [the lack of any for the orthopedic surgeon's familiarity with the…standard of care rendered the surgeon's opinion testimony inadmissible "National Law Journal"] NOTE: Before evidence can be admitted at trial, the foundation for it must be laid by the party offering it. A foundation must also be laid for the qualification of a witness as an expert, or for the assertion of a privilege. 2 a : funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment b : an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance foun·da·tion·al adj ...


lay

lay laid lay·ing 1 : to impose as a duty, burden, or punishment [ a tax] 2 a : to put forward : assert [ a claim] b : to submit for examination and determination [laid a case before the commission] past of lie ...


Counterlath

A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise...


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