Definition of "presentment" [pre•sent•ment]

• The act of presenting to view or to the mind. (noun)
• Something expressed, presented, or exhibited. (noun)
• The light in which something is presented. (noun)
• Law The act of submitting or presenting a formal statement of a legal matter to a court or an authorized person. (noun)
• Law The report written by a grand jury concerning an offense and based on the jury's own knowledge and observation. (noun)

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• "The point of bicameralism and presentment is that all three actors (House, Senate and President) must agree to the legislation, warts and all, so that all three can be held politically accountable for it."
• "This whole “rule with changes” = “bill”, for the constitutional requirement of bicameralism and presentment is unprecedented and dangerous."
• "H. R.6061, The Secure Fence Act of 2006, was delayed in presentment, but cleared Congress and was presented."