# testilying

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The act of a police officer giving false testimony (perjury).

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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