pre·sent·ment /prɪˈzɛntmənt/
陳述;上演;描寫
Pre·sent·ment n.
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. “ Upon the heels of my presentment.”
2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition.
Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion,
And give it false presentment. --Milton.
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.
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.
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presentment
n 1: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own
initiative [syn: notification]
2: a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
3: 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, demonstration]