1. to extract or copy (a document or record) from official files for legal purposes
Usage: legal/formal; chiefly British
2. to enforce payment of (a fine or penalty) by extracting it from official records
Usage: legal/archaic; chiefly British

1. a copy or extract of a record, especially a court record or fine
Usage: legal/formal; chiefly British

Examples

• The court ordered the clerk to estreat the judgment from the official records.
• An estreat of the fine was prepared for collection.
• The legal team requested an estreat of the original document.
• The judge authorized the estreat of the penalty against the defendant.
• The estreat served as official proof of the court's decision.