English Explanatory Dictionary

testilying

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of a police officer giving false testimony (perjury).
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of testilie

Word forms

testilying

Etymology

Blend of testifying + lying. Coined by New York City police officers, appearing in print in 1994 in the report of the Mollen Commission (see 1994 quotation).

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