presentment

noun

pre·​sent·​ment pri-ˈzent-mənt 

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

Examples of presentment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Judge Curtis Farber held the last-minute hearing Tuesday over the typically secretive grand jury proceedings because of a potential conflict of interest between Aidala and the grand jury judge hearing the presentment, the transcript shows. —CNN, 5 Sep. 2024

Pellegrino, one of the fake electors charged this spring alongside a number of Trump's current and former associates, was originally facing multiple counts but pleaded to a single misdemeanor charge of presentment of a false instrument for filing, according to the online docket. —Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024

Omarov was located and arrested in the Czech Republic in January 2023 and extradited Wednesday from Prague to the U.S. to await his presentment in Manhattan Federal Court. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024

With no murder weapon and no trace of the getaway car, the 2023 presentment before the Clark County, Nevada, grand jury was missing traditional physical evidence. —John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

presentment

noun

pre·​sent·​ment pri-ˈzent-mənt 

: the act of presenting to an authority a statement of the matter to be dealt with

a presentment returned by a grand jury

Legal Definition

presentment

noun

pre·​sent·​ment pri-ˈzent-mənt 

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