presentment

presentment
noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with; specifically the notice taken or statement made by a grand jury of an offense from their own knowledge without a bill of indictment laid before them 2. the act of offering at the proper time and place a document (as a bill of exchange) that calls for acceptance or payment by another 3. a. the act of presenting to view or consciousness b. something set forth, presented, or exhibited c. the aspect in which something is presented

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  • presentment — (n.) act of presenting, c.1300, from O.Fr. presentement (12c.), from presenter (see PRESENT (Cf. present) (v.)) …   Etymology 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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