Presentment
A presentment is the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with.bill of exchange. In early-medieval England, juries of presentment would hear inquests in order to establish whether someone should be presented for a crime.[2]
In the Church of England, Churchwardens' Presentments are reports to the bishop relating to parishioners' misdemeanors and other things amiss in the parish.[3]
References
- ^ "Presentment". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- OCLC 54479810.
- OCLC 416575883.
External links
- The dictionary definition of presentment at Wiktionary