1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Estreat \Es*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estreating}.] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; -- said of a forfeited recognizance. (b) To bring in to the exchequer, as a fine. [1913 Webster]
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