presentment
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English presentement, from Middle French, from Old French presenter + -ment
[edit] Noun
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presentment (plural presentments)
- Any of various formal presentations to authorities.
- (law) In the past, a statement made by a grand jury to a court of law without a bill of indictment.
- (law) In certain jurisdictions, a requirement that a legal claim for damages alleged to have been caused by a government body must be formally submitted to that body and refuted by it before a lawsuit may be pressed.
- (business) A presentation of evidence of indebtedness for payment.
- Artistic representation.
- Presentation of a performance, as of a play or work of music.
[edit] Quotations
- 1993, Peter Kolchin, American Slavery, Penguin History, paperback edition, page 62
- In 1771, a grand jury presentment in Georgia revealed that "Slaves are permitted to rent houses [...]".
