Lying In Wait

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Hiding in ambush or concealment. 122 la. 125. For the purpose of murdering another. 8 W. Va. 769. To constitute lying in wait, three things must concur, to wit, waiting, watching, and secrecy; and these facts must be established beyond a reasonable doubt, to authorize the conclusion that there was such lying in wait, 9 Humph. (Tenn.) 651. LYNCH law. a common phrase used to express the vengeance of a mob inflicting an injury and committing an outrage upon a person suspected of some oifense. In England this is called "Lidford Law." See also "Jedburgh Justice." LYNDHURST'S (LORD) ACT. This statute (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 54) renders marriages within the prohibited degrees absolutely null and void. Theretofore such marriages were voidable merely.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lying in ambush; lying hid or concealed for the purpose of making a sudden and unexpected attack upon a person when he shall arrive at the scene. In some jurisdictions, where there are several degrees of murder, lying in wait is made evidence of that deliberation and premeditated intent which is necessary to characterize murder in the first degree. This term is not synonymous with "concealed." If a person conceals himself for the purpose of shooting another unawares, he is lying in wait; but a person may, whlle concealed, shoot another without committing the crime of murder. People v. Mlies. 55 CaL 207.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lying in ambush; lying hid or concealed for the purpose of making a sudden and unexpected attack upon a person when he shall arrive at thescenu. In some jurisdictions, where there are several degrees of murder, lying in wait is made evidence of that deliberation and premeditated intent which is necessary to characterize murder in the first degree. This term is not synonymous with “concealed.” If a person conceals himself for the purpose of shooting another unawares, he is lying in wait; but a person may, while concealed, shoot another without committing the crime of murder. 55 Cal. 207.