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US
/pɹiˈzɛntmənt/
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[ UK /pɹɪzˈɛntmənt/ ]
[ UK /pɹɪzˈɛntmənt/ ]
NOUN
- an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
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a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
he gave the customer a demonstration
the presentation of new data - a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
How To Use presentment In A Sentence
- Here then it is time to recall the presentment of ancient, recent and contemporary evolution already outlined in the part of this paper previously read (Vol. I, p. 109), dealing with the historic survey of cities. Civics: as Applied Sociology
- It happens, however, to be the only one in which the habits and customs of this particular species have been minutely portrayed, and it only needs to be opened in order to see how absolutely remote the presentment is from anything that could by any possibility have existed in reality. Maria Edgeworth
- Where the holder makes presentment for payment beyond the time limit for presentment for payment, the holder's bank shall reject it.
- Witness clowns, fools, and fellows that from nothing are lifted some few steps upon fortune's ladder; where, seeing the glorious representment of honour above, they are so greedy of embracing, that they strive to leap thither at once: so by overreaching themselves in the way, they fail of the end, and fall. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832
- A presentment is a notice taken by a grand jury of any offence or crime of which they may have knowledge. Civil Government of Virginia
- This whole “rule with changes” = “bill”, for the constitutional requirement of bicameralism and presentment is unprecedented and dangerous. The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional?
- Secondly, he undertakes that, on due presentment of the bill to the drawee, it will be duly accepted (where acceptance is needed) and paid.
- When the cause of delay ceases to operate , presentment must be made with reasonable diligence.
- German jurists term the inquisitorial proceeding; it became the duty of the Echevin to denounce the ‘Leumund,’ or manifest evil fame, to the secret tribunal. if the Echevins and the Freygraff were satisfied with the presentment, either from their own knowledge, or from the information of their compeer, the offender was said to be Anne of Geierstein
- All of these improvements rendered possible a closer approach to naturalness of representment than had ever been made before. The Theory of the Theatre