Confronted by the direct question, the other officers had little choice but to respond, and respond truthfully.
And if Captain Janeway asked her what happened to her chief engineer, Seven would respond truthfully.
"It was a pleasure," he responded truthfully.
In his settlement, Mr. Milken had agreed to respond truthfully to any questions asked him by the Government after he is sentenced.
When Regina asks how she can trust him, Mr. Gold truthfully responds that he always honors his agreements.
However participants may not respond truthfully, either because they cannot remember or because they wish to present themselves in a socially acceptable manner.
The mirror responds truthfully to the desperate Prince's pleas, and the Prince sets off on his journey.
"I love coming here," Hazel responded truthfully.
Often there is the expectation that the patient will not respond truthfully.
I don't believe we should begin down the slippery slope of letting oath-takers selectively respond truthfully, depending on their own take on the issue.