01 n. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation.
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The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation.
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Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition.“Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false presentment.” — Milton.
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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.(Law)
Phrases & compounds
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.