jurat 
jurat
Definition
ju·rat (jo̵or′at′)
noun
- a municipal officer or magistrate in certain French towns and the Channel Islands
Etymology: < L juratum, neut. pp. of jurare
Law a statement or certification added to an affidavit, telling when, before whom, and, sometimes, where the affidavit was made
Etymology: Fr < ML juratus, lit., one sworn < L juratus, pp. of jurare: see jury
jurat
Law Definition
n
Latin
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.
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