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It is the name of a 2008 movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and also a 2007 novel, written by David Ignatius.

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  • According to Merriam Webster, aggregate, quantity <a body of evidence>
    – DJMcMayhem
    Mar 28, 2015 at 16:43

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Well, titles of creative works are often... creative. There's "body of lies" meaning "a collection of lies", as in @Khan's answer, and then there's meaning in the context of the work.

Wikipedia says this about the novel:

Referencing the real (and highly successful) Operation Mincemeat, "Ferris's plan is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.

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So, in context of this novel "body" in "body of lies" means "corpse".

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A body of something means a large amount or collection of something. Informally, "a body of lies" means a pack/load of lies.

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