presentment
1presentment — 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… …
2Presentment — 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… …
3Presentment — (engl.), s. Prosecution …
4presentment — (n.) act of presenting, c.1300, from O.Fr. presentement (12c.), from presenter (see PRESENT (Cf. present) (v.)) …
5presentment — [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… …
6presentment — 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… …
7presentment — 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,… …
8presentment — See presentiment. See presentiment, presentment …
9presentment — 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… …
10Presentment 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… …
