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Jurat vs Affidavit - What's the difference?

jurat | affidavit |

In lang=en terms the difference between jurat and affidavit

is that jurat is the written statement of a person that he or she has declared an oath or affirmation while affidavit is a signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

jurat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) The written statement by a notary public that he or she has administered and witnessed an oath or affirmation.
  • (legal) The written statement of a person that he or she has declared an oath or affirmation.
  • A municipal official in the Cinque Ports or in certain French towns.
  • (Channel Islands) A life magistrate.
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 179:
    • 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 [...].
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    affidavit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia affidavit)
  • (legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
  • * 1959 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch , page 142
    • Lee's case is urgent. He has to file an immediate affidavit that he is suffering from bubonic plague to avoid eviction from the house he has occupied ten years without paying the rent.
    He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.