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Answer: What is a "Jurat"

Answer:  d) All of the above.

Compelling a document signer to be truthful is the main purpose of the "jurat."  Typically, this is the function of a Notary (or in Connecticut a "Commissioner of the Superior Court" can can also act as jurat) .  The requirements of the jurat is to 1) identify that the person signing the document did so in the officer's presence, 2) that the signer appeared before the officer on the date indicated, and 3) that the officer administered an oath or affirmation to the signer, who swore to or affirmed the contents of the document.

Question Time: What is a "Jurat" ?

I thought it would be fun to ask a few questions from time to time...just to see.

Question:  What is a Jurat?

a) Requires administration of an oath or affirmation.

b) Has the purpose of compelling a document signer to be truthful

c) Could initiate a process resulting in a criminal conviction for perjury if a signer is found to be lying.

d) All of the above.

Good luck and let me know what you think the answer is (no dictionary cheating).  I will give the answer in a few days.