estreat
11estreat — es·treat …
12estreat — v.t. Law, extract from court s records in order to prosecute; n. copy or extract of record, especially of fines, etc …
13estreat — /astriyt/ To take out a forfeited recognizance from the recordings of a court, and return it to the court to be prosecuted. n. (From Lat. extractum.) In English law, a copy or extract from the book of estreats, that is, the rolls of any court, in …
14estreat — /astriyt/ To take out a forfeited recognizance from the recordings of a court, and return it to the court to be prosecuted. n. (From Lat. extractum.) In English law, a copy or extract from the book of estreats, that is, the rolls of any court, in …
15estreat — To extract; to take out. Where a bond or recognizance to keep the peace was broken, the bond became forfeited and was estreated, that is, it was taken out from among the other records and it was sent up to the exchequer, whereupon the sureties on …
16estreat — n. & v. Law n. 1 a copy of a court record of a fine etc. for use in prosecution. 2 the enforcement of a fine or forfeiture of a recognizance. v.tr. enforce the forfeit of (a fine etc., esp. surety for bail). Etymology: ME f. AF estrete, OF… …
17estreat 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… …
18estreatment — estreatˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑estreat …
19Estreated — 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… …
20Estreating — 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… …
