Definition of presentment
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 (such 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
