Legal Definitions - scruet-roll

A scruet-roll is a historical term used to refer to the record of bail accepted in a habeas corpus case.

• John's scruet-roll showed that he had posted bail in the amount of $10,000.
• The judge ordered the clerk to add the defendant's name to the scruet-roll after bail was posted.

These examples show how a scruet-roll is a record of bail accepted in a habeas corpus case. In the first example, John's scruet-roll indicates that he had posted bail in the amount of $10,000. In the second example, the judge ordered the clerk to add the defendant's name to the scruet-roll after bail was posted, indicating that the scruet-roll is a record of bail accepted in a legal case.