presentment

Definition of Presentment in English :

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Noun

1. notification, presentment

an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

notification

2. presentment

a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

3. demonstration, presentation, presentment

a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

Example Sentences:
'the presentation of new data'
'he gave the customer a demonstration'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Presentment

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noun

1.

the act of presenting or state of being presented; presentation

2.

something presented, such as a picture, play, etc

3. law, mainly US

a statement on oath by a grand jury of something within their own knowledge or observation, esp the commission of an offence when the indictment has been laid before them

4. business

the presenting of a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc

Presentment

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noun

the act of presenting; presentation

; specif.,

a.

an exhibition; thing presented to view

b. Business

the producing of a note, bill of exchange, etc. for acceptance or payment at the proper time and place

c. Law

the notice taken or report made by a grand jury of an offense on the basis of the jury's own knowledge and observations and without a bill of indictment

d. Philosophy

presentation (sense 6)

Presentment

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n.

1. The act of presenting to view or to the mind: a bill of exchange that is payable on presentment.

2. Law

a. An indictment.

b. The report of a grand jury concerning an alleged offense, used as a basis for an indictment.

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