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Originally Posted by David Merrill
In context I believe the "jurat" is a statement subjecting the "affiant" to penalties of perjury?
Is that a jurat?
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The affiant makes the affidavit.
The Jurat, an addition to the affidavit, is the Oath/Certification of a Notary, that the one who made the affidavit is the one who made the affidavit, and when/where it was made.
From what I have gathered, 2-3 witness are recognized as serving the same purpose.
A signature and seal (fingerprint) would also serve this purpose (though it doesn't establish the "when and where" if that is relevent), and should the seal be called into question, it can be a little bit of a pain to prove it is valid.
Sincerely,
Christopher Theodore: Rhodes
P.S.
Isn't the testifying in court what would subject one to the penalties of perjury, be it via an affidavit, or verbally?