lie detection

Noun

Meaning

(informal) The use of polygraphs during interrogation in an attempt to verify the truth or falsity of a subject's responses

(broadly) The use of any technique intended to detect deception.

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Examples

Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families. Keith Henson

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