1. a sworn officer or official, especially a magistrate or member of a governing body in certain jurisdictions
Usage: legal; historical
2. the clause at the end of an affidavit stating when, where, and before whom it was sworn
Usage: legal

Examples

• The jurat signed the official document as required by law.
• Each jurat on the island council had voting rights on local matters.
• The affidavit was incomplete without the proper jurat at the bottom.
• The notary included the jurat to validate the sworn statement.
• Historical records show that jurats held significant power in medieval towns.
• The lawyer pointed out that the jurat was missing from the legal filing.