jurat

(jo̵orat′)

noun

  1. a municipal officer or magistrate in certain French towns and the Channel Islands
  2. Origin: < 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

Origin: Fr < ML juratus, lit., one sworn < L juratus, pp. of jurare: see jury

See jurat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A certification on an affidavit declaring when, where, and before whom it was sworn.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, informant under oath, member of a ruling body of a city

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman, member of a ruling body of a city

Origin: , from Medieval Latin iūrātus, juror

Origin: , from past participle of Latin iūrāre, to swear; see jury1

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