Definition of Lying in wait

1. Adjective. Waiting in concealment; in ambush. "An army lying in wait in the forest"

Similar to: Concealed

2. Noun. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Exact synonyms: Ambuscade, Ambush, Trap
Generic synonyms: Coup De Main, Surprise Attack
Specialized synonyms: Dry-gulching
Derivative terms: Ambuscade, Ambush, Ambush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lying In Wait

lyeth
lyfe
lyfull
lygaeid
lygaeid bug
lyghte
lyghtes
lygodium
lygophilia
lygophobia
lygus bug
lying
lying(a)
lying-in
lying down
lying in wait (current term)
lying panel
lying under oath
lyingly
lyings
lyings-in
lyke
lykes
lyketh
lykewake
lykewakes
lykewalk
lykewalks
lylab
lylas

Literary usage of Lying in wait

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie (1890)
"741, 769, this expression is thus treated of- "Bouvier, in his Law Diet., says 'lying in wait' is 'being in ambush for the purpose of murdering another. ..."

2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"Where murder is divided Into degrees, as In Pennsylvania, lying In wait is such evidence of malice that It makes the 1 killing murder in the first degree. ..."

3. Ten Years in Washington: Or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital by Mary Clemmer (1882)
"... Spirits—Joyous Anticipation of Meeting His Wife—The Assassin Lying in Wait—The Fatal Shot—Tremendous Excitement—The Wounded President—His Assassin, ..."

4. A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses Different from by Richard Chenevix Trench (1873)
"... lying concealed that of lying in wait with the view of intercepting and seizing a prey. After a while this superadded notion of intercepting and seizing ..."

5. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"So, lying in wait is an assault; Bui. NP 15; 1 Esp. 383. . § 3. Battery. The least touching a man's person, wilfully or in anger, is a battery ; or any the ..."

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