The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Estreat — Es*treat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estreating}.] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; said of a forfeited recognizance. (b) To bring in to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Estreated — Estreat Es*treat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estreating}.] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; said of a forfeited recognizance. (b) To bring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Estreat — (French estrait , Latin extracta ) means, originally, a true copy or duplicate of some original writing or record; since the 1900s used only with reference to the enforcement of a forfeited recognizance. At one time it was the practice to extract … Wikipedia
estreat Law, — [ɪ stri:t, ɛ ] chiefly historical verb enforce the forfeit of (a surety for bail or other recognizance). noun a copy of a court record for use in estreating. Derivatives estreatment noun Origin ME: from OFr. estraite, feminine past participle of… … English new terms dictionary
es|treat|ment — «ehs TREET muhnt», noun. the act or process of estreating … Useful english dictionary
