jurat

American  

[joor-at] / ˈdʒʊər æt /

noun

1. Law. a certificate on an affidavit, by the officer, showing by whom, when, and before whom it was sworn to.

2. a sworn officer; a magistrate; a member of a permanent jury.

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jurat British  

/ ˈdʒʊəræt /

noun

1. law a statement at the foot of an affidavit, naming the parties, stating when, where, and before whom it was sworn, etc

2. (in England) a municipal officer of the Cinque Ports, having a similar position to that of an alderman

3. (in France and the Channel Islands) a magistrate

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Etymology

Origin of jurat

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin jūrātus “sworn man,” noun use of Latin past participle of jūrāre “to swear,” equivalent to jūrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix

Example Sentences

When you tell me that Peter Tupper is a son of the jurat, and a member of the Junta of Valencia, you by no means satisfy my curiosity.

From The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock by Tupper, Ferdinand Brock

In due time a proclamation arrived from England creating The Order of the Golden Horseshoe and also fifty tiny golden horseshoes inscribed in Latin "Sic jurat transcerde mantes".

From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Northington, Etta Belle Walker

The verses are— Samman dhaga prem ka jin toryo chatkay Jore se na jurat hai, aut ganth par jay.

From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William

In 1798, he was elected jurat of the Royal Court; and the greater part, if not the whole, of the public documents of that body, were from that period written by him.

From The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock by Tupper, Ferdinand Brock

Huic pro suâ integritate, de Clotario cùm meliùs meliùsque in dies promereretur, reliqui aulici invident, depravantes quodlibet ab eo gestum, nec desistunt donec irritatum illi Clotarium pessimis susurris efficiunt; quamobrem jurat Rex se hominem necaturum.

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson