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- presentment (n.) "act of presenting," c.1300, from O.Fr. presentement (12c.), from presenter (see PRESENT (Cf. present) (v.)).
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presentment — pre·sent·ment /pri zent mənt/ n 1: the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with; specif: the notice or accusation of an offense by a grand jury on the initiative of the jury members or on the basis of… … Law dictionary
Presentment — Pre*sent ment, n. 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. Upon the heels of my presentment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. [1913 Webster] Power… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Presentment — (engl.), s. Prosecution … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
presentment — [prē zent′mənt, prizent′mənt] n. [ME < OFr presentement < presenter: see PRESENT, vt.] the act of presenting; presentation; specif., a) an exhibition; thing presented to view b) Commerce the producing of a note, bill of exchange, etc. for… … English World dictionary
presentment — noun /pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/ a) A statement made on oath by a jury. In 1771, a grand jury presentment in Georgia revealed that Slaves are permitted to rent houses [...]. b) A formal complaint submitted to a bishop or archdeacon. He recognised that there… … Wiktionary
presentment — The written notice taken by a grand jury of any offense, from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit of the government. A presentment is an accusation, initiated by the grand jury itself,… … Black's law dictionary
presentment — See presentiment. See presentiment, presentment … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
presentment — An informal accusation, made by the grand jury on its own knowledge, to be used by the prosecutor as the basis for a true bill or indictment. Bennett v Kalamazoo Circuit Judge, 183 Mich 200, 150 NW 141. Precisely, an accusation by the grand jury… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Presentment of a bill of exchange — Presentment Pre*sent ment, n. 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. Upon the heels of my presentment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Presentment Clause — The Presentment Clause (Article I, Section 7, Clauses 2 and 3) of the United States Constitution outlines federal legislative procedure (that is, how bills originating in Congress become federal law) in the United States TextThe clause… … Wikipedia
