estreats
/ɪˈstriːts/
noun
- A copy or record of a legal document, especially one listing fines or penalties that are to be collected by the court.
- After the trial, the judge ordered the estreats to be sent to the collection office.
- The old court ledger contained estreats dating back to the 19th century.
- The clerk filed the estreats of all unpaid traffic fines with the county treasurer.
verb
- To extract or take out a fine or penalty from a legal record for enforcement or collection.
- The court decided to estreat the bail after the defendant failed to appear.
- The government can estreat unpaid penalties from the official records.
- If the conditions of the bond are broken, the judge may estreat the full amount.
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