Presentment of a bill of exchange
- 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.
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2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance;
representation; exhibition.
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Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion,
And give it false presentment. --Milton.
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3. (Law)
(a) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from
their own knowledge or observation, without any bill
of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of
a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition
of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official
accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury
in an indictment, or the act of offering an
indictment; also, the indictment itself.
(b) The official notice (formerly required to be given in
court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
--Blackstone.
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{Presentment of a bill of exchange}, the offering of a bill
to the drawee for acceptance, or to the acceptor for
payment. See {Bill of exchange}, under {Bill}. --Mozley &
W.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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presentment of bill of exchange — See presentment for acceptance; presentment for payment … Ballentine's 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 — 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 — [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
acceptance of bill of exchange — The drawee s signed engagement to honor the bill as presented; the signification by the drawee of his assent to the order of the drawer and his agreement to pay the bill when it falls due. 11 Am J2d B & N § 500. The contract of the acceptor, by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … Black's law dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … Black's law dictionary
Bill Presentment — The submission of a bill of exchange for payment. A bill, such as a bank check, is an instrument directs a third party to pay the recipient the fixed sum, while presentment refers to the act of submitting a legal document to another party.… … Investment dictionary
presentment for acceptance — The presenting of a bill of exchange to the drawee therein named for his acceptance and agreement to pay the bill, usually at some time in the future. 11 Am J2d B & N § 730. Any act which amounts to a notification of the holding of a bill of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill — Synonyms and related words: CD, Federal Reserve note, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, account, accounts payable, accounts receivable, act, advertise, affiche, affidavit, agenda, allegation, allowance, amount due, antlia, assessment,… … Moby Thesaurus
