Testilying

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of a police officer giving false testimony (perjury). US, euphemistic, informal, uncountable

    "Several officers also told us that the practice of police falsification in connection with such arrests is so common in certain precincts that it has spawned its own word: “testilying.“"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of testilie form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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perjury

Example

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"Several officers also told us that the practice of police falsification in connection with such arrests is so common in certain precincts that it has spawned its own word: “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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police officer

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