presentment

[ pri-zent-muh nt ]

/ prɪˈzɛnt mənt /

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noun

an act of presenting, especially to the mind, as an idea, view, etc.

the state of being presented.

a presentation.

the manner or mode in which something is presented.

a representation, picture, or likeness.

Commerce. the presenting of a bill, note, or the like, as for acceptance or payment.

Law. the written statement of an offense by a grand jury, of their own knowledge or observation, when no indictment has been laid before them.

a theatrical or dramatic presentation.

Origin of presentment

1275–1325; Middle English presentement < Middle French. See present², -ment

Words nearby presentment

presentient, presentiment, presentist, presentive, presently, presentment, presents, preservationist, preservative, preserve, preset

Example sentences from the Web for presentment

Did Miss Jones not recognize the intellectual triumphs embodied in that presentment of frail woman-hood?

The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
I cried with a start, as the strange coincidence of the presentment struck me, the date being even identical.

The Ghost Ship |John C. Hutcheson
Huge proportions now began to accompany any presentment of his personality to my inner vision.

Incredible Adventures |Algernon Blackwood
But now not merely the presentment of the event held Iglesias' attention, but the event presented, the thing in itself.

The Far Horizon |Lucas Malet

Such a presentment, moreover, is involved neither in the question set, nor in my own plan.

The Basis of Morality |Arthur Schopenhauer

British Dictionary definitions for presentment

presentment

/ (prɪˈzɛntmənt) /

noun

the act of presenting or state of being presented; presentation

something presented, such as a picture, play, etc

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

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

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