2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Presentment  \Pre*sent"ment\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  presenting,  or  the  state  of  being  presented; 
  presentation.  ``  Upon  the  heels  of  my  presentment.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Setting  forth  to  view;  delineation;  appearance; 
  representation;  exhibition. 
 
  Power  to  cheat  the  eye  with  blear  illusion,  And  give 
  it  false  presentment.  --Milton. 
 
  3.  (Law) 
  a  The  notice  taken  by  a  grand  jury  of  any  offence  from 
  their  own  knowledge  or  observation,  without  any  bill 
  of  indictment  laid  before  them  as  the  presentment  of 
  a  nuisance,  a  libel,  or  the  like  also  an  inquisition 
  of  office  and  indictment  by  a  grand  jury;  an  official 
  accusation  presented  to  a  tribunal  by  the  grand  jury 
  in  an  indictment,  or  the  act  of  offering  an 
  indictment;  also  the  indictment  itself 
  b  The  official  notice  (formerly  required  to  be  given  in 
  court)  of  the  surrender  of  a  copyhold  estate. 
  --Blackstone. 
 
  {Presentment  of  a  bill  of  exchange},  the  offering  of  a  bill 
  to  the  drawee  for  acceptance,  or  to  the  acceptor  for 
  payment.  See  {Bill  of  exchange},  under  {Bill}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  presentment 
  n  1:  an  accusation  of  crime  made  by  a  grand  jury  on  its  own 
  initiative  [syn:  {notification}] 
  2:  a  document  that  must  be  accepted  and  paid  by  another  person 
  3:  the  act  of  presenting  something  "he  gave  the  customer  a 
  demonstration"  [syn:  {presentation},  {demonstration}] 

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