"presentment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-presentment.wav [Southern-England] Forms: presentments [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman presentment, presentement, Middle French presentement, corresponding to present + -ment. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|presentment}} Anglo-Norman presentment, {{m|fro|presentement}} presentement, {{uder|en|frm|presentement}} Middle French presentement, {{suffix|en|present|ment}} present + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} presentment (countable and uncountable, plural presentments)
  1. (law) A statement made on oath by a jury. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-FuTwSGsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 14 13 3 3 4 26 Topics: law
  2. (law) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-8WyPH3mk Topics: law
  3. (ecclesiastical law) A formal complaint submitted to a bishop or archdeacon. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-X7FZtLQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 14 13 3 3 4 26 Topics: ecclesiastical, law, lifestyle, religion
  4. The act of presenting something for acceptance; now specifically, presenting something (e.g. a bill or cheque) for payment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-8M3o199k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 14 13 3 3 4 26
  5. (now rare) An artistic representation; a picture. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-5qUykXQw
  6. Presentation of a performance, as of a play or work of music. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-xz5vV~Jh
  7. (now rare) The aspect or form in which something presents itself; appearance. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-qBlRAJF2
  8. The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-presentment-en-noun-awnK7WQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, English undefined derivations, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 14 13 3 3 4 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 19 12 17 15 3 4 5 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 9 16 16 3 4 5 28 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 17 9 18 12 1 2 2 27 10 2 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal): 16 10 17 12 2 2 2 27 9 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: presentment of Englishry

Inflected forms

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