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plural jurats
(law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made. examples
(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. examples
A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court. quotations examples
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
(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.