English

Noun

jurat ‎(plural jurats)

1. (law) 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. (law, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
   1. (law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
   2. (law, obsolete) A juror.
   3. A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
   4. A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.

      Guernsey and Jersey have twelve jurats each, and Alderney six.

      • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 179:

        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 [...].

   5. (historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
   6. (historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.

Synonyms

• (informant): See Wikisaurus:informant
• (juror): See juror
• (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman

See also

• (French official): échevin, consul, capitoul

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "jurat, n.¹" and "jurat, n.²". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.

Catalan

Noun

jurat m ‎(plural jurats)

1. jury
2. juror
3. panel of judges
4. judge

Verb

jurat m ‎(feminine jurada, masculine plural jurats, feminine plural jurades)

1. past participle of jurar

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Old Provençal jurat, from Medieval Latin iūrātus, noun use of the perfect passive participle of Latin iūrō ‎(“swear or take an oath”) (compare French juré).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.ʁa/

Noun

jurat m ‎(plural jurats)

1. A sworn man, particularly:
   1. (historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns prior to the French Revolution.
   2. (historical) A medieval court officer.
   3. (historical) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.

Latin

Verb

jūrat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of jūrō

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of jura. Corresponds to Latin iūrātus. Noun sense partly based on French juré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒuˈrat/

Verb

jurat ‎(past participle of jura)

1. vowed, swore
2. past participle of jura

Declension

Noun

jurat m ‎(plural jurați)

1. juror, member of a jury

Related terms

• juriu

References

• jurat in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016