lie /'lī/ vi lay /'lā/, lain, /'lān/, ly·ing: to be sustainable or capable of being maintained: have grounds under the law
holding that an action of battery would lie — Scott v. Bradford, 606 P.2d 554 (1979)
remedies for misrepresentation...will not lie for misstatements of opinion — W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton
appeals from the Tax Court lie to the...Circuit Court — D. Q. Posin
lie in grant: to be transferable legally only by grant
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.