Lying to Avoid Speaking Lashon Harah

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Should one lie if it is necessary to do so in order to avoid speaking lashon hara?

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  1. It is forbidden to lie, just as it is forbidden to speak Lashon Harah. What is permissible to do is to say something that is not an outright lie, but, contains some truth in it.

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