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

The defendant, Abdulhai Jurat, stood silently through most of the trial, but his attorney presented an energetic and detailed defense.

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Finally, Jurat spoke briefly from the dock, denouncing the proceeding as a “show trial” and adding, “At the end of 35 years of service, I should be appreciated, not tried in front of the media.”

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It was that Jurat was himself a longtime military prosecutor.

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The cash he was convicted of pocketing came from relatives of an ex-cop — sent to prison for illegally keeping his service weapon — whom Jurat had the power to set free.

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“Germany’s stance is this: They want to expel by force the Afghan refugees whose cases have been rejected,” said Islamuddin Jurat, spokesman for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.

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