PRESENTMENT


Meaning of PRESENTMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈzent-mənt ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with ; specifically : 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.