witness's oath

But he immediately sat down, refusing to place his hand on the Bible for the witness's oath, or to be sworn in.

The witness's oath as required by statute and as everybody knows is the sing-song "to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.'

Ms. Aparo's lawyer, Hubert J. Santos, began his cross-examination with questions about Mr. Coleman's past use of LSD, cocaine and marijuana and whether his professed agnosticism had made the sworn witness's oath to God meaningless.