Definition of "jurat" []

• A certification on an affidavit declaring when, where, and before whom it was sworn. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The written declaration above signature line on your Federal income tax return is also referred to as a jurat:"
• "A jurat is a notary’s certification indicating that the signatory to a document (a) took an oath and (b) executed the document in the presence of the notary."
• "I reckon the ubiquity of "jurat" must vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; it's use is quite common in Texas."