| 释义 |
lying in wait
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lying in wait - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseambuscade, ambush, trapcoup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warningdry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush | | Adj. | 1. | lying in wait - waiting in concealment; in ambush; "an army lying in wait in the forest"concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" |
IdiomsSeelie in waitLying in wait
LYING IN WAIT. Being in ambush for the purpose of murdering another.
2. Lying in wait is evidence of deliberation and intention.
3. Where murder is divided into degrees, as in Pennsylvania, lying in wait is such evidence of malice, that it makes the killing, when it takes place, murder in the first degree. Vide. Dane's Ab. Index, h.t. lying in wait
Synonyms for lying in waitnoun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseSynonymsRelated Words- coup de main
- surprise attack
- dry-gulching
adj waiting in concealmentRelated Words |