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PRESENTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
Example:
he gave the customer a demonstration
Synonyms:
demonstration; presentation; presentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("presentment" is a kind of...):
show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentment"):
exhibition (the act of exhibiting)
exposure (presentation to view in an open or public manner)
performance (the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment)
lecture demonstration (presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about)
counterdemonstration (a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration)
Derivation:
present (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture)
present (perform (a play), especially on a stage)
present (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
Synonyms:
notification; presentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("presentment" is a kind 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)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A document that must be accepted and paid by another person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("presentment" is a kind of...):
billing; charge (request for payment of a debt)