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testilie

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

verb testilies · testilying · testilied

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

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"testilie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/testilie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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testilie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/testilie

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"testilie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/testilie.

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@misc{testilie_2026,
  title = {testilie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/testilie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}