Usually means: Ambushing secretly to surprise attack.
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  1. lying in wait: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lying in wait)

noun:  (law) The act of hiding and waiting for someone with the intent to kill or inflict serious bodily harm to them.

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