"lie detection" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lie detection (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The use of polygraphs during interrogation in an attempt to verify the truth or falsity of a subject's responses Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
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  2. (broadly) The use of any technique intended to detect deception. Tags: broadly, uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
    Sense id: en-lie_detection-en-noun-p9Ot1DNX Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: polygraphy

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