Definition of jurats:
(n) :
(law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
(n) :
(law, obsolete) A juror.
(n) :
A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
(n) :
A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
(n) :
(law, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
(n) :
(law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.