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- noun Plural form of
polygraph . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
polygraph .
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Examples
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I’ll believe that DA’s, judges and the like are serious about applying actual science when they stop any and all use of polygraphs, which is total junk science, and also put much stricter controls on the labs doing drugtests.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Federal Agency Libertarians Could Love: 2009
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… The psychologist warned that existing lie detectors such as polygraphs - which monitor physiological changes such as blood pressure and body temperature - implicate too many innocent people.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Mr. Calderon's administration has laid out a strategy to expand and revamp the federal police and to force states, cities and towns to modernize and clean up their forces with tools such as polygraphs and drug tests.
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Lie detectors and polygraphs etc. are inadmissible in court as stated.
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In their filing, prosecutors said that the results of the polygraphs were flawed because neither test was administered by a bilingual polygraph examiner and that the same Spanish interpreter was used for both tests.
Prosecutors in Levy case want polygraphs excluded Keith L. Alexander 2010
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In today's world, many organizations conduct thorough background checks on their applicants, including using polygraphs and drug tests, a wise move since the organization will be making a large investment in every employee.
Kim Michele Richardson: A Proposed World Wide Registry For Catholic Clergy Predators Kim Michele Richardson 2011
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They used to have to take polygraphs and psychiatric evaluations.
'Mad Men' Support Charity Marshall Heyman 2011
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In today's world, many organizations conduct thorough background checks on their applicants, including using polygraphs and drug tests, a wise move since the organization will be making a large investment in every employee.
Kim Michele Richardson: A Proposed World Wide Registry For Catholic Clergy Predators Kim Michele Richardson 2011
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Indeed, critics of polygraphs call them "junk science" that can scar rejected job applicants for years.
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Even the harshest critics of polygraphs, however, agree that they work as interrogation aids.
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