A lie is A lie A lie (also called prevarication , falsehood ) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to the truth with the intention that people will accept the statement as truth. One of the famous and dirty excuse is like "it was an emergency lie" Emergency lie: An emergency lie is a strategic lie told when the truth may not be told because, for example, harm to a third party would result. For example, a neighbor might lie to an enraged wife about the whereabouts of her unfaithful husband, because said wife might reasonably be expected to inflict physical injury should she encounter her husband in person. Alternatively, an emergency lie could denote a (temporary) lie told to a second person because of the presence of a third. Another famous dirty form of lying it's between lovers (i did'nt want to lose you) This means , to ...