juratory, a.
(ˈdʒʊərətərɪ)
[ad. late L. jūrātōri-us confirmed by oath: see jurat1 and -ory.]
Of or pertaining to an oath or oaths; expressed or contained in an oath.
| 1553 in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 32 Thos. More..tooke the oathe of a Burgesse to doe all thynges according to the vertue of the burgesses oathe..and also the laudable uses and customs of the sayd towne and not juratory. 1647 R. Stewart Answ. Lett. Dr. Turner 51 Freed from his juratory obligation. a 1734 North Exam. i. iii. §136 (1740) 211 The juratory, dying Denials, of the whole criminal Charge of the Plot, made by every individual suffering Person at his Execution. 1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. IV. 260 Affirmative or Juratory declarations of opinion. |