Legal Definitions - veracious

Veracious means truthful and accurate. It is also called veridical.

• The news article was veracious because it reported only the facts.
• Her veracious testimony helped the jury make the right decision.

These examples show that veracious means telling the truth and being accurate. The news article only reported the facts, which means it was veracious. The testimony was also veracious because it helped the jury make the right decision.