"testilie" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: testilies [present, singular, third-person], testilying [participle, present], testilied [participle, past], testilied [past]
Etymology: Blend of testify + lie. Possibly a back-formation from the noun testilying, which appeared a few years earlier and is more common. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|testify|lie}} Blend of testify + lie Head templates: {{en-verb}} testilie (third-person singular simple present testilies, present participle testilying, simple past and past participle testilied)
  1. (US, law, informal, euphemistic) To commit perjury (as a police officer). Tags: US, euphemistic, informal Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-testilie-en-verb-DJc4ecH5 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms Topics: law

Inflected forms

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