The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jurat \Ju"rat\, n. [Prov. F. jurat, fr. L. juratus sworn, p. p. of jurare to swear. See Jury, n.]
A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England.
--Burrill.(Law) 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"one who has taken an oath," early 15c. (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin iuratus, literally "sworn man," noun use of past participle of iurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) The written statement by a notary public that he or she has administered and witnessed an oath or affirmation. 2 (context legal English) The written statement of a person that he or she has declared an oath or affirmation. 3 A municipal official in the Cinque Ports or in certain French towns. 4 (context Channel Islands English) A life magistrate.
Wikipedia
In Guernsey and Jersey, the Jurats, as lay people, are judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. In Alderney, however, the Jurats are judges of both fact and law (assisted by their learned Clerk) in both civil and criminal matters.
A jurat (through legal French from Latin , "sworn", from , "to swear") is a clause at the foot of an affidavit showing when, where, and before whom the actual oath was sworn or affirmation was made.
Usage examples of "jurat".
In the eyes of a Jerseyman to be Bailly was to be great, with jurats sitting in a row on either side of him and more important than any judge in the Kingdom.
Candles had been brought to light the long desk or dais where sat the Bailly in his great chair, and the twelve scarlet-robed jurats.
Then the gaunt figure--the Vicomte or high sheriff--bowing to the Bailly and the jurats, went over and took his seat beside the Attorney-General.
She did not look at Philip, her eyes were fixed upon the Bailly and the jurats.
Malo had been approved in Norman phrases by the Bailly and the Jurats, for now there was no longer war between England and France, Napoleon was at St.
When, the very day after his arrival, he passed through the Vier Marchi on his way to visit the Lieutenant-Governor, the redrobed jurats impulsively turned out to greet him.
In the eyes of a Jerseyman to be Bailly was to be great, with jurats sitting in a row on either side of him and more important than any judge in the Kingdom.