jurat

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“to swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré. === Pronunciation === (UK) (written statement): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/(other senses): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/, /ˈʒʊəɹæ/ (US) (all senses): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/ === Noun === jurat (plural jurats) (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. (law, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly: (law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood. (law, obsolete) A juror. A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports. 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. (historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns. (historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules. ==== Synonyms ==== (informant): See Thesaurus: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 == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan jurat, from Latin iūrātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ʒuˈɾat] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒuˈɾat] Rhymes: -at === Noun === jurat m (plural jurats) jury juror panel of judges judge === Participle === jurat (feminine jurada, masculine plural jurats, feminine plural jurades) past participle of jurar === References === “jurat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “jurat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “jurat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “jurat”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French jurat, borrowed from Old Occitan jurat, from Latin iūrātus. Doublet of juré, which was inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒy.ʁa/ === Noun === jurat m (plural jurats) a sworn man, particularly: (historical) a municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns prior to the French Revolution. (historical) a medieval court officer. (historical) a member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules. === Further reading === “jurat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === jūrat 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) vowed, swore past participle of jura ==== Declension ==== === Noun === jurat m (plural jurați) juror, member of a jury ==== Related terms ==== juriu === References === “jurat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026