Home › Words › P › presentmentpresentment/pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/presentment · noun — A statement made on oath by a jury.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).presentment is pronounced /pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/.EtymologyFrom Anglo-Norman presentment, presentement, Middle French presentement, corresponding to present + -ment.nounA statement made on oath by a jury.e.g.“In 1771, a grand jury presentment in Georgia revealed that "Slaves are permitted to rent houses …."” — 1993, Peter Kolchin, American Slavery, Penguin History, paperback edition, page 62The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them.e.g.“the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, etc.”A formal complaint submitted to a bishop or archdeacon.The act of presenting something for acceptance; now specifically, presenting something (e.g. a bill or cheque) for payment.e.g.“When online bill presentment, which removes all the paperwork, becomes widespread, says McKinsey's Stephenson, online banking will be far more compelling.” — 2000, Sarah Rose, “The Truth about Online Banking”, in Money, vol. 29.4:An artistic representation; a picture.Presentation of a performance, as of a play or work of music.The aspect or form in which something presents itself; appearance.The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.e.g.“As to the presentment: that, by the general custom of manors, is to be made at the next court baron immediately after the surrender” — 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.jurat 60% match — A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made. vs presentment →presentiate 58% match — To make present. vs presentment →veredictum 55% match — A written document in Old English law detailing the facts presented as true at a trial. vs presentment →testimonial 55% match — A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony. vs presentment →attestment 55% match — attestation vs presentment →representment 54% match — A depiction or representation. vs presentment →jurament 54% match — A pledge or vow. vs presentment →propoundment 54% match — The act of propounding. vs presentment →