Law man? (6)

I believe the answer is:

newton

(Other definitions for newton that I've seen before include "inclined to apply discovery?" , "English mathematician and physicist, d. 1727" , "He discovered the law of gravity" , "Scientist - unit of force" , "Formulator of the law of gravitation, d. 1727" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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