Estreat
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Estreat, (1) the true extract, copy, or note of some original writing or record, and especially of recognizances, fines, amercements, etc., entered on the rolls of a Court to be levied by the bailiff or other officer, Fitz. N.B. 57; also (2) to forfeit. See RECOGNIZANCE.
A copy or duplicate of some original writing or record, esp. of a fine or amendment imposed by a court, extracted from record, and certified to one who is authorised and required to collect it, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 572.
A copy or duplicate of some original writing or record, esp. of a fine or amendment imposed by a court, extracted from record, and certified to one who is authorised and required to collect it, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 572.
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