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jurat

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/
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/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/ · /ˈʒʊəɹæ/ · /ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/

Definition of jurat

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
    “The affidavit's jurat reads "Sworn this __ day of ________, 20__, before me" and is followed by the notary's signature. Looks like she forgot to fill it in.”
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noun

  1. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
    “The affidavit's jurat reads "Sworn this __ day of ________, 20__, before me" and is followed by the notary's signature. Looks like she forgot to fill it in.”
  2. (historical, obsolete)A sworn person
  3. (obsolete)A sworn person
  4. (obsolete)A sworn person
  5. (obsolete)A sworn person
    “Guernsey and Jersey have twelve jurats each, and Alderney six.”
    “The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...].”
  6. (historical, obsolete)A sworn person
  7. (historical, obsolete)A sworn person

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“to swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.

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