ESTRAY
Es*tray" n. (Law)
Defn: Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. Burrill.
ESTRE
Es"tre, n. Etym: [OF. estre state, plan.]
Defn: The inward part of a building; the interior. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ESTREAT
Es*treat", n. Etym: [OF. estraite, prop., an extract, fr. p. p. of
estraire to extract, F. extraire, fr. L.extrahere. See Extract.]
(Law)
Defn: A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer. Cowell. Estreat of a recognizance, the extracting or taking out a forfeited recognizance from among the other records of the court, for the purpose of a prosecution in another court, or it may be in the same court. Burrill.
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.
ESTREPE
Es*trepe", v. t. Etym: [OF. estreper.] (Law)
Defn: To strip or lay bare, as land of wood, houses, etc.; to commit waste.
ESTREPEMENT
Es*trepe"ment, n. Etym: [OF., damage, waste.] (Law)