Estreat

e-strēt′, n. ( law ) a true extract, copy, or note of some original writing or record, esp. of fines and amercements to be levied by bailiffs or other officers.— v.t. to extract from the records of a court, as a forfeited recognisance: to levy fines under an estreat. [O. Fr. estraite —L. extrahĕre — ex , out, and trahĕre , to draw. See Extract .]