Presentment
Appearance
A presentment is the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with.[1] It can be a formal presentation of a matter such as a complaint, indictment or 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
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- ^ "Presentment". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Katherine Fischer Drew (2004), Magna Carta, Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 42–43, ISBN 978-0313325908
- ^ The Canons of the Church of England. 6th Edition (2000). London: Church House Publishing. 2000. p. 165. ISBN 0-7151-3842-1.