lying upon

Verb

lie upon (third-person singular simple present lies upon, present participle lying upon, simple past lay upon, past participle lain upon)

1. (archaic) To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.
   • It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
2. To lie on.
   • She was lying upon the bed.
3. (obsolete) To importune; to urge; to solicit.
   • The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.