Jurat Definition
jo͝orăt
noun
A municipal officer or magistrate in certain French towns and the Channel Islands.
Webster's New World
A statement or certification added to an affidavit, telling when, before whom, and, sometimes, where the affidavit was made.
Webster's New World
A certification at the bottom of an affidavit or deposition by a notary public that states the paper was signed, and thereby sworn to, in his or her presence by the individual who signed it.
Webster's New World Law
(law) The written statement of a person that he or she has declared an oath or affirmation.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Jurat
Noun
Singular:
jurat
Plural:
juratsOrigin of Jurat
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Middle English informant under oath, member of a ruling body of a city from Anglo-Norman member of a ruling body of a city from Medieval Latin iūrātus juror from past participle of Latin iūrāre to swear jury1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French, from Latin iurāre, present active infinitive of iūrō (“swear or take an oath”).
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