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jurat.

A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/UK/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt//ˈʒʊəɹæ//ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/US
  1. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.

  2. A sworn person A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.

    historical · obsolete
  3. A sworn person A juror.

    obsolete
  4. A sworn person A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.

    obsolete
  5. A sworn person A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.

    obsolete
  6. A sworn person A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.

    historical · obsolete
  7. A sworn person A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.

    historical · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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