[pre.sent.ment] n (14c) 1: the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with; specif: the notice taken or statement made by a grand jury of an offense from their own knowledge without a bill of indictment laid before them
2: the act of offering at the proper time and place a document (as a bill of exchange) that calls for acceptance or payment by another 3 a: the act of presenting to view or consciousness b: something set forth, presented, or exhibited c: the aspect in which something is presented