jurat
nounUK /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/ · US /ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/
Etymology From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“to swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.
7 senses
- 1A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before…
- 2A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information…
- 3A juror.
- 4A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
- 5A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who…
- 6A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
- 7A member of any association sworn to do nothing against…
Law A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
- The affidavit's jurat reads "Sworn this __ day of ________, 20__, before me" and is followed by the notary's signature. Looks like she forgot to fill it in.
› A sworn person
Law Historical, Obsolete A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
Law Obsolete A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
- Guernsey and Jersey have twelve jurats each, and Alderney six.
- The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...].1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 179:
Law Historical, Obsolete A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
Law Historical, Obsolete, In French contexts A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.