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presentment definition

pre·sent·ment (prē zent′mənt, pri-)

noun

the act of presenting; presentation; specif.,
  1. an exhibition; thing presented to view
  2. Commerce the producing of a note, bill of exchange, etc. for acceptance or payment at the proper time and place
  3. 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
  4. Philos. presentation (sense )

Etymology: ME < OFr presentement < presenter: see present,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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