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
3a : the act of presenting to view or consciousnessb : something set forth, presented, or exhibitedc : the aspect in which something is presented
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RELATED: First of 37 Defendants Sentenced in Fatal Hazing Case Kwan, Lai, Lam, and Wong were all originally charged in a grand jury presentment with seven criminal counts, including third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
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Groaning and shivering, Deng was brought into the living room, but wasn't driven to a hospital for at least an hour, the grand jury presentment said.
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Prosecutors had also charged the fraternity with those same seven counts, according to the presentment.
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The criminal presentment against some of the fraternity members shows electronic messages urging the pledges not to talk, and to clean up the alcohol in the basement.
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The alleged details in the grand jury presentment, which suggest the inhumane treatment of a student forced through hazing to consume dangerous amounts of alcohol and endure hours of suffering, are sickening and difficult to understand.
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Later video showed Piazza on a couch, unresponsive even as fraternity brothers poured water on his face, his left arm falling limply when someone lifted it, according to the grand jury presentment.
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The other way to veto a bill is within five days after presentment.
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CheckFree actually brought a presentment service, called E-Bill, out of the pilot phase and onto the market in March 1997.
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First Known Use of presentment
15th century
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playLegal Definition of presentment
1 : the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with; specifically : the notice or accusation of an offense by a grand jury on the initiative of the jury members or on the basis of their own knowledge without a bill of indictment laid before them
2 : the act of producing or offering at the proper place and time a document (as a negotiable instrument) that calls for acceptance and payment by another : a demand for payment of an instrument upon a party liable for payment on behalf of the holder
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