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You "can" put "anything" anywhere, the question would be, Is it wise ? and my answer to that question would be without a doubt NO.
No company gives a warranty for below grade installation of laminate flooring. It's not the moisture you see that is the problem it's the moisture you don't see. Under all concrete work in basements their is moisture, this slowly is absorbed by the concrete and held in the concrete. Often a clue is if you leave a piece of plastic on the floor with a weight on it after some time there will be either a change in the concrete color (slightly darker) or visible moisture between the plastic and the concrete.
If you install a vapor barrier then lay the laminate what you will create is a mold growth haven, if you install directly on the concrete your laminate "will" absorb moisture and will fail. How long this takes can be from a week or so to 6 months.
Most often finished basements are tiled or for a much cheaper by great look there are many different paint style products that can be applied and there are a variety of finishes, from color and texture.
One of the concrete companies I've seen are now doing stained concrete in basements (applied on top of preexisting concrete).