truth
truth n. 真实性;真确性 它与事实〔fact〕并不相同。 (→true)
truth. 1. A fully accurate account of events; factuality. 2. Defamation. An affirmative defense by which the defendant asserts that the alleged defamatory statement is substantially accurate. [Cases: Libel and Slander 54. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood §§ 108–109.]
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The words used in the common oath administered to a witness who is about to testify (do you swear or affirm that you shall tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?). • The purpose of the second part of the oath is
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