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Definition of: jurat
(j
r′at) noun
1. One sworn to the faithful performance of a duty, as a magistrate or juror.
2. An officer with duties similar to those of an alderman, as in the English Cinque Ports.
3. A magistrate in the Channel Islands.
4. Law The clause in an official certificate testifying that the deposition has been duly sworn to at a stated time before a competent authority. [<L juratus, pp. of jurare swear]
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