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<hw>Ju*ras"sic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, O\'94lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the <i>Jura</i> mountains.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the <altname>Jura</altname>.</def></def2>

<h1>Jurat</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju"rat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. F. <ets>jurat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>juratus</ets> sworn, <ets>p. p.</ets> of <ets>jurare</ets> to swear. See <er>Jury</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The memorandum or certificate at the end of an asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or affirmed.</def>

<i>Wharton. Bouvier.</i>

<h1>Juratory</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju"ra*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juratorius</ets>, fr. <ets>jurare</ets> to swear: cf. F. <ets>juratoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to or comprising an oath; <as>as, <ex>juratory</ex> caution</as>.</def>

<i>Ayliffe.</i>

<h1>Jura-trias</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju`ra-tri"as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A term applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ju`ra-tri*as"sic</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Jurdiccion</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Jur*dic"ci*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Jurisdiction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Jurdon</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Jur"don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Jordan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Jurel</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju"rel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (<spn>Caranx chrysos</spn>), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also <altname>hardtail</altname>, <altname>horse crevall\'82</altname>, <altname>jack</altname>, <altname>buffalo jack</altname>, <altname>skipjack</altname>, <altname>yellow mackerel</altname>, and sometimes, improperly, <altname>horse mackerel</altname>. Other species of <spn>Caranx</spn> (as <spn>C. fallax</spn>) are also sometimes called <i>jurel</i>.</def>

<h1>Juridic, Juridical</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw><hw>Ju*rid"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ju*rid"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juridicus</ets> relating to the administration of justice; <ets>jus</ets>, <ets>juris</ets>, right, law + <ets>dicare</ets> to pronounce: cf. F. <ets>juridique</ets>. See <er>Just</er>, <tt>a.</tt>, and <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to law; legal; <as>as, <ex>juridical</ex> law</as>.</def> "This <i>juridical</i> sword."

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>The body corporate of the kingdom, in <b>juridical</b> construction, never dies. <i> Burke.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Juridical days</col>, <cd>days on which courts are open.</cd></cs>

<h1>Juridically</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju*rid*ic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a juridical manner.</def>

<h1>Jurisconsult</h1> <Xpage=806>

<hw>Ju`ris*con"sult</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jurisconsultus</ets>; <ets>jus</ets>, <ets>juris</ets>, right + <ets>consulere</ets>, <ets>consultum</ets>, to consult: cf. F. <ets>jurisconsulte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.</def>