lie detector
noun
: a polygraph for detecting physiological evidence (such as change in heart rate) of the tension that accompanies lying
Examples of lie detector in a Sentence
The murder suspect failed a lie detector test.
hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery
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Capricorn also testified that she was allegedly forced to take a five-day lie detector test after a bag of jewelry went missing.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs in two stints from 2004 to 2018, told a Manhattan jury that she was made to take lie detector tests over five days after three pieces of Combs' jewelry went missing.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 27 May 2025
George Kaplan, another former assistant who worked for Combs, testified last week that he was also ordered to take a lie detector test on two different occasions during his employment.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 27 May 2025
Clark also testified that she was subjected to a lie detector test after Combs accused her of stealing jewelry.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs in two stints from 2004 to 2018, told a Manhattan jury that she was made to take lie detector tests over five days after three pieces of Combs' jewelry went missing.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 27 May 2025
George Kaplan, another former assistant who worked for Combs, testified last week that he was also ordered to take a lie detector test on two different occasions during his employment.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 27 May 2025
Clark also testified that she was subjected to a lie detector test after Combs accused her of stealing jewelry.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Lie detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20detector. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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lie detector
noun
: a polygraph for detecting physiological evidence (as change in heart rate) of the tension that accompanies lying
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