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| 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. |
| ju·rat (jŏŏr'āt') 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 iūrātus, juror, from past participle of Latin iūrāre, to swear; see jury1.] |