The _______. This is the portion of the affidavit commonly referred to as the 'subscribed and sworn to' clause.

• A. Jurat
• B. Affidavit
• C. Certificate
• D. Seal

Answer: (A)

The portion is the jurat. This is the part of an affidavit where the signer declares under oath that the statements are true, and it records that the affiant appeared before the notary, took an oath, and signed in the notary’s presence. The jurat typically includes the date, place, the affiant’s name, and the notary’s signature and seal, confirming that the document is sworn rather than just signed.

The other terms aren’t describing this sworn clause: the affidavit is the whole document; a certificate refers to the notary’s certification of the act (acknowledgment or jurat in some contexts) as a separate statement; the seal is simply the notary’s stamp or impression.