Definition of "jurat"

(law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.  examples

(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.  examples

4. A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • 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 [...].

     1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 179

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.