in Scots Law, the name of that action by which a creditor formerly carried off the estate of his debtor for payment. It is now abolished, and adjudications are appointed in place of it. Adjudications, charter, resignation, clare conflagration, cognition of heirs, heritable right, confirmation, novodamus, principal and original instrument of surrender, retour, feifin, and service in Scotland, pay by different acts Approach 4s. od. duty.