estreeted
/ɪˈstritɪd/
adjective
- Describing a fine, bond, or penalty that has been formally recorded for enforcement by a court.
- All estreeted penalties must be settled within 30 days.
- The estreeted bond was sent to the collection agency.
- The defendant had to pay the estreeted fine immediately.
verb
- Past tense of estreat: having taken a copy of a court record for enforcement.
- The clerk estreeted the forfeited bail yesterday.
- The judge estreeted the penalty after the hearing.
- They estreeted the fine and mailed it to the debtor.