'Presentment' definitions:
Definition of 'presentment'
From: WordNet
noun
An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative [syn: presentment, notification]
noun
A document that must be accepted and paid by another person
noun
A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: presentation, presentment, demonstration]
Definition of 'Presentment'
From: GCIDE
- Presentment \Pre*sent"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. [1913 Webster]
- Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false presentment. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) (a) 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. (b) The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 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. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presentment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodation,
- accordance,
- alphabet,
- arraignment,
- art,
- award,
- awarding,
- bail,
- benefit,
- bestowal,
- bestowment,
- bill,
- blueprint,
- charactering,
- characterization,
- charge,
- chart,
- choreography,
- communication,
- concession,
- conferment,
- conferral,
- contribution,
- conventional representation,
- dance notation,
- debut,
- delineation,
- deliverance,
- delivery,
- demonstration,
- depiction,
- depictment,
- description,
- diagram,
- display,
- donation,
- drama,
- drawing,
- enactment,
- endowment,
- entertainment,
- exemplification,
- exhibit,
- exhibition,
- exposition,
- exposure,
- farewell performance,
- figuration,
- flesh show,
- furnishment,
- gifting,
- giving,
- grant,
- granting,
- hieroglyphic,
- iconography,
- ideogram,
- illustration,
- imagery,
- imaging,
- impartation,
- impartment,
- impeachment,
- indictment,
- information,
- investiture,
- letter,
- liberality,
- limning,
- logogram,
- logograph,
- map,
- musical notation,
- notation,
- offer,
- opening,
- ostentation,
- performance,
- pictogram,
- picture,
- picturization,
- plan,
- portraiture,
- portrayal,
- prefigurement,
- premiere,
- presentation,
- printing,
- production,
- projection,
- provision,
- realization,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- representation,
- retrospective,
- schema,
- score,
- script,
- show,
- showing,
- stage presentation,
- subscription,
- supplying,
- surrender,
- swan song,
- syllabary,
- symbol,
- tablature,
- theatrical performance,
- true bill,
- tryout,
- unfolding,
- unfoldment,
- unveiling,
- varnishing day,
- vernissage,
- vouchsafement,
- writing
Words containing 'Presentment'
- At present,
- For the present,
- In present,
- Present,
- Presentable,
- Presentation,
- Presentative,
- Presented,
- Presenter,
- Presenting,
- Presention,
- Presentive,
- Presentively,
- Presentiveness,
- Presently,
- Presentness,
- presentably,
- presentational,
- presentism,
- Present tense,
- Present value,
- Present worth,
- Presentation copy,
- birthday present,
- breech presentation,
- christmas present,
- historical present,
- oral presentation,
- present day,
- present moment,
- present participle,
- present perfect,
- present progressive,
- present times,
- public presentation,
- wedding present,
- Presentment of a bill of exchange,
- Re-present,
- Re-presentation,
- clear and present danger,
- ever-present,
- present perfect tense,
- present progressive tense,
- present-day