Truth
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Truth
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Truth
Veracity, sincerity in character, action and speech, genuiness in expression.
Synonyms of Truth
noun
accuracy
actuality
authenticity
candor
conformity to fact
correctness
exactness
fact
genuineness
honesty
integrity
precision
probity
realism
reality
right
sincerity
veracity
veritas
verity
Associated Concepts: credibility of a witness
reputation for truth
truth in lending laws foreign phrases: Error fucatus nuda veritate in multis
estprobabilior; et saepenumero rationibus vincit veritatem error
Error artfully disguised is
in many instances
more probable than naked truth; and frequently error overwhelms truth by argumentation
Veritas nimium altercandoamittitur
Truth is lost by too much altercation
Sacramentum habet in se tres comitesveritatem
justitiam
etjudicium; veritus habenda est in jurato; justitia et justicium in judice
An oath has in it three components truth
justice
and judgment; truth in the party swearing; justice and judgment in the judge administering the oath
Fictio cedit veritati
fictio juris non est ubi veritas
Fiction yields to truth
where truth is
fiction of law does not exist
Qui non libere veritatem pronunciat proditor est veritatis
He who does not freely speak the truth is a betrayer of the truth
Veritas
quae minime defensatur opprimitur; et qui non improbat
approbat
Truth which is not sufficiently defended is overpowered; and he who does not disapprove
approves
Veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi
Truth fears nothing but concealment
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Absurdity, Adverse Witness, Affirmation, Audit, Axiom, Burden Of Proof, Character, Competency, Competent, Confession And Avoidance, Confirmation, Court, Disclosure, Discredit, Dying Declaration, Evidence, Fraud, Freedom Of Speech, General Verdict, Hearsay Evidence, Infidel, Intrinsic Fraud, Judicial Notice, Knowledge, Misrepresentation, Non-hearsay, Presumption, Proof, Reasonable Doubt, Court Of Record, Special Verdict, Stale, Swear, True Bill.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Truth
(You may find truth at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
Old English triew_ (West Saxon), treow_ (Mercian) "faith, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty; veracity, quality of being true; pledge, covenant," from Germanic abstract noun *treuwitho, from Proto-Germanic treuwaz "having or characterized by good faith," from PIE *drew-o-, a suffixed form of the root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast." With Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Sense of "something that is true" is first recorded mid-14c. Meaning "accuracy, correctness" is from 1560s. English and most other IE languages do not have a primary verb for for "speak the truth," as a contrast to lie (verb). Truth squad in U.S. political sense first attested in the 1952 U.S. presidential election campaign. At midweek the Republican campaign was bolstered by an innovation--the "truth squad"..., a team of senators who trailed whistle-stopping Harry Truman to field what they denounced as his wild pitches. ["Life," Oct. 13, 1952] Let [Truth] and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter. [Milton, "Areopagitica," 1644]
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Definition of Truth
In relation to social issues, a meaning of truth is provided here: A statement proven to be or accepted as true; in a democracy the principle that the government and citizens should not lie.