Evidence of waylaying and robbing of tax collectors by criminals is hard to find.
I shall try not to be waylaid too frequently.
In those days a lot of people—inspired by private enterprise—used to waylay them and relieve them of their responsibility.
I do not want to get waylaid, but the debate is about churchwardens so the question is proper.
I think there is still some waylaying done.
Of course, it used to be the case that the majority of customers buying hard fuel retail would waylay, as he said, the coalman.
Then these villains, once they were waylaid, could be dealt with adequately for those attacks.
They get together to cause that man's death; they waylay him, and they do in fact cause it.