It originally referred to an oath taken by jurors to tell the truth (Latin: verum dicere), i.e., to say what is true, what is objectively accurate or subjectively honest, or both.
預先審查起初其詞義是指陪審員宣誓講真話（拉丁語：verum dicere；speak the truth）之意；即說出什麼是真實的、什麼是客觀準確的、或主觀誠實的，或兩者兼而有之。