Meaning of lie upon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.
   archaic
2. To lie on.
3. To importune; to urge; to solicit.
   obsolete

Examples

“It lies upon the prosecution to prove⟳ that the defendant is guilty.”

“She was lying upon the bed.”

“The judge⟳ in the parable granted the widow's suit⟳ merely because she lay⟳ upon him, and was troublesome to him.”

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