ju·rat (j r  t )n. A certification on an affidavit declaring when, where, and before whom it was sworn. [Middle English, informant under oath, member of a ruling body of a city, from Anglo-Norman, member of a ruling body of a city, from Medieval Latin i  r tus, juror, from past participle of Latin irre, to swear; see jury1.] |
jurat [ˈdʒʊəræt]
n
1. (Law) Law a statement at the foot of an affidavit, naming the parties, stating when, where, and before whom it was sworn, etc.
2. (Law) (in England) a municipal officer of the Cinque Ports, having a similar position to that of an alderman
3. (Law) (in France and the Channel Islands) a magistrate
[from Medieval Latin jūrātus one who has been sworn, from Latin jūrāre to swear]
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