JURAT
Etymology
Noun
jurat (plural jurats)
(legal) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
(legal, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
(legal, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
(legal, obsolete) A juror.
A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
(historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
(historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.
Synonyms
• (informant): See informant
• (juror): See juror
• (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"rat, n. Etym: [Prov. F. jurat, fr. L. juratus sworn, p. p. of jurare to swear. See Jury, n.]
1. A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England. Burrill.
2. (Law)
Definition: The memorandum or certificate at the end of an asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or affirmed. Wharton. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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