"testilying" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|testifying|lying}} Blend of testifying + lying Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} testilying (uncountable)
  1. (US, law, informal, euphemistic) The act of a police officer giving false testimony (perjury). Tags: US, euphemistic, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Crime
    Sense id: en-testilying-en-noun-crG331~Q Disambiguation of Crime: 70 30 Categories (other): American English, English euphemisms Topics: law

Verb [English]

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). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|testifying|lying}} Blend of testifying + lying Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} testilying
  1. present participle and gerund of testilie Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: testilie
    Sense id: en-testilying-en-verb-zXNO1yL2 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
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