Testilie

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To commit perjury (as a police officer). US, euphemistic, informal

    "In Manhattan, grand jury prosecutors are urged to interview police officers separately if there is any possibility they may be fabricating evidence or about to testilie."

Example

More examples

"In Manhattan, grand jury prosecutors are urged to interview police officers separately if there is any possibility they may be fabricating evidence or about to testilie."

Etymology

Blend of testify + lie. Possibly a back-formation from the noun testilying, which appeared a few years earlier and is more common.

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