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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