presentment - Definition | Dictionary definition of presentment

Definition of presentment

an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

Type of:: due process, due process of law
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

Types:: show 18 types...; hide 18 types...; exhibition
the act of exhibiting; production
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; rodeo
an exhibition of cowboy skills; exposure
presentation to view in an open or public manner; debunking, repudiation
the exposure of falseness or pretensions; performance
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; dramatic performance, dramatic production
the act of performing a drama; encore
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand; extemporisation, extemporization, improvisation
a performance given extempore without planning or preparation; juggle, juggling
throwing and catching several objects simultaneously; conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers; musical performance
the act of performing music; one-night stand
a performance in one place on one night only; interpretation, rendering, rendition
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; last hurrah, swan song
a final performance or effort (especially before retirement); program, programme
a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; lecture demonstration
presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about; counterdemonstration
a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration