Usually means: Establish base for future development.
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  1. lay a foundation: Merriam-Webster
  2. lay a foundation: Wiktionary
  3. Lay a foundation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. lay a foundation: Law.com Dictionary
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  3. lay a foundation: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (lay a foundation)

verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, foundation.
verb:  (law) To elicit information from a witness to show that the witness has knowledge of a matter before the witness testifies to the matter itself.
verb:  (figurative) To make a start.

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