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    The document defines and compares jurat and acknowledgement. Jurat refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, signs a document, and takes an oath about the contents of that document. It is used for affidavits and documents where facts are attested to under oath. Acknowledgement refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, and represents that they voluntarily signed a document for its stated purposes. Acknowledgement is used for deeds and agreements between people or involving property.

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    The document defines and compares jurat and acknowledgement. Jurat refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, signs a document, and takes an oath about the contents of that document. It is used for affidavits and documents where facts are attested to under oath. Acknowledgement refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, and represents that they voluntarily signed a document for its stated purposes. Acknowledgement is used for deeds and agreements between people or involving property.

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    The document defines and compares jurat and acknowledgement. Jurat refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, signs a document, and takes an oath about the contents of that document. It is used for affidavits and documents where facts are attested to under oath. Acknowledgement refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, and represents that they voluntarily signed a document for its stated purposes. Acknowledgement is used for deeds and agreements between people or involving property.

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    Jurat Vs Acknowledgement

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    The document defines and compares jurat and acknowledgement. Jurat refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, signs a document, and takes an oath about the contents of that document. It is used for affidavits and documents where facts are attested to under oath. Acknowledgement refers to when an individual appears before a notary, is identified, and represents that they voluntarily signed a document for its stated purposes. Acknowledgement is used for deeds and agreements between people or involving property.

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    According to Section 6, Rule II of the Notarial Rules, Jurat refers to an act

    in which an individual on a single occasion (a) appears in person before the


    notary public and presents an instrument or document; (b) is personally
    known to the notary public or identified by the notary public through
    competent evidence of identity; (c) signs the instrument or document in the
    presence of the notary; and (d) takes an oath or affirmation before the notary
    public as to such instrument or document.

    Jurat is used in affidavits, certifications, verifications, or other documents or


    instruments where the person executing makes a statement of facts or attests
    to the truth of an occurrence of an event under oath. It is that part of the
    affidavit in which the notary public certifies that the instrument was sworn
    to before him.

    According to Section 1, Rule II of the Notarial Rules, Acknowledgement


    refers to an act in which an individual on a single occasion (a) appears in
    person before the notary public and presents an integrally complete
    instrument or document; (b) is personally known to the notary public or
    identified by the notary public through competent evidence of identity; and
    (c) represents to the notary public that the signature on the instrument or
    document was voluntarily affixed by him for the purposes stated in the
    instrument or document, declares that he has executed the instrument or
    document as his free and voluntary act and deed, and if he acts in a
    particular representative capacity, that he has authority to sign in that
    capacity.

    Acknowledgement is used in deeds, documents or instruments that contain


    an agreement between two or more persons, and documents which contain a
    disposition of property. It the act of one who has executed a deed in going
    before some competent officer or court and declaring it to be his act or deed.

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