jurat

[ joor-at ]

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.

Origin of jurat

1
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

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How to use jurat in a sentence

  • But old customs were broken some nine years since, and no longer is the mayor chosen beside the tomb of that worthy jurat.

    The Ingoldsby Country | Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
  • Mr. Brock, who was essentially assisted in this business by Mr. James Carey, jurat, succeeded in both these objects.

  • Thomas Harvey was a jurat, or alderman, of Folkestone, where he served the office of mayor in 1600.

    William Harvey | D'Arcy Powers
  • It had belonged to a jurat of repute, who parted with it to Mattingley not long before he died.

  • Every jurat fixed his eye upon Guida as though she had come to claim his life.

British Dictionary definitions for jurat

jurat

/ (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

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

Origin of jurat

1
C16: from Medieval Latin jūrātus one who has been sworn, from Latin jūrāre to swear

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