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noun

Presentment n.

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment."

Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. "Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false presentment."

(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.

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.

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Etymology of 'Presentment'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Presentment" Quotes from Famous Books

... David's impulsive nature and self-indulgent habits filled her with overwhelming sorrow and dismay. She could not understand the rapid changes of mood, the disordered views, the storm and violence which are characteristic of every artist whose work is a form of autobiography rather than a presentment of impersonal forms ...

— Robert Orange - Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange • John Oliver Hobbes

... mistake my wealth. For, as when ambassadors are sent to congratulate princes, there 's commonly sent along with them a rich present, so that, though the prince like not the ambassador's person, nor words, yet he likes well of the presentment; so I may come to you in the same manner, and be better loved for ...

— The White Devil • John Webster

... I shall show you a counterfeit presentment of yourself," and, with an arch-smile, she began to read from ...

— The Iron Game - A Tale of the War • Henry Francis Keenan

... mamma, Johnny and Bub and Sis or a couple of country cousins, all smiling vacantly, and all disposed in studied and uncomfortable attitudes in their carriage, and all looming up in their awe-inspiring imbecility before the snubbed and diminished presentment of that majestic presence whose ministering spirits are the rainbows, whose voice is the thunder, whose awful front is veiled in clouds, who was monarch here dead and forgotten ages before this sackful of small reptiles ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; ...

— History of the United States • Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard

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