Presentment

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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

  1. ↑ "Presentment". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Drew, Katherine Fischer (2004). Magna Carta. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 42–43. ISBN   978-0313325908. OCLC   54479810.
  3. ↑ The Canons of the Church of England: Canons Ecclesiastical Promulgated by the Convocations of Canterbury and York in 1964 and 1969 and by the General Synod of the Church of England from 1970 (6th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2000. p. 165. ISBN   9780715138427. OCLC   416575883.
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