ለዚህም፣ በውጭው ዓለም፣ ለምስክርነት ወደ ፍርድ ቤት የሚቀርቡ ሰዎች፣ "the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth..." የሚል አባባልን በመጠቀም፣ ቃል ይገባሉ።
During court proceedings, those who give testimony are required to swear on the Bible that they will tell 'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.'