Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clause attached to an affidavit, in which a notary or legally authorized officer attests to the fact that the affidavit was made under oath.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the official memorandum subscribed at the end of an affidavit, showing the time when and the person before whom it was sworn.
- noun A sworn officer; a magistrate; a member of a permanent jury.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law The written statement by a
notary public that he or she has administered and witnessed anoath oraffirmation . - noun law The written statement of a person that he or she has declared an
oath oraffirmation . - noun A municipal official in the
Cinque Ports or in certain French towns. - noun A life
magistrate .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A jurat is a notary’s certification indicating that the signatory to a document (a) took an oath and (b) executed the document in the presence of the notary.
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The written declaration above signature line on your Federal income tax return is also referred to as a jurat:
The Volokh Conspiracy Eugene Volokh 2010
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A jurat is a notary’s certification indicating that the signatory to a document (a) took an oath and (b) executed the document in the presence of the notary.
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I reckon the ubiquity of "jurat" must vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; it's use is quite common in Texas.
The Volokh Conspiracy Eugene Volokh 2010
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: Here in Georgia we also use "jurat" to refer to, e.g., the client's verification that accompanies responses to interrogatories.
The Volokh Conspiracy Eugene Volokh 2010
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No, actually it is that little statement used in some cases by notaries that says “the statement was sworn before me on some date in someplace” but I there should be a word for bias potential in jury selection to make it sound more scientific and I propose the jurat.
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Early in my practice I had to become aware of the difference between an acknowledgment and a jurat, the two things a notary will do for you.
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One of the first things I try to teach a new secretary is the difference between a jurat and an acknowledgment.
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The jurat is, indeed, the swearing clause of an affidavit.
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I was going to say the same as Curmudgeonly Ex-Clerk — I learned the word as a second-year law student, clerking for a firm in Urbana, Illinois; I was assigned to draft an Affidavit to accompany a Motion for Summary Judgment, and reminded to “check the form of jurat for Wisconsin, since that is where the Affiant will sign it”.
qms commented on the word jurat
A true but a somewhat obscure fact
Is wombats make cubes out of pure scat.
This isn't a trick;
They do shit a brick.
I'll swear it and sign with a jurat.
See also comments at scat.
February 16, 2017