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/^t/There is one more point about the types of excused lies that needs to be mentioned here. It is the problem of telling lies in situations when one wants to protect his or her life, someone else's life or health, be it his or her beloved one or a complete stranger. Such situations are also considered exceptional as far as the notion of condemning telling lies is concerned. As an example of fully justifiable lie will serve a phenomenon common during The Second World War. Then, many people felt they had to lie, in order not to reveal the place of stay of those who were hiding from the Natzis. Of course, such phenomenon applies also to the situations occurring during peace time, when one wants to save their or the other person's life or good name.