presentment
/prɪˈzɛntmənt/
noun
- A feeling that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; a foreboding.
- She had a strange presentment that the trip would end in disaster.
- The old sailor's presentment of a storm proved correct when the waves grew huge.
- His presentment of doom made him cancel his flight at the last minute.
- The act of presenting something formally, such as a document or a charge in a legal context.
- The grand jury issued a presentment of indictment against the suspect.
- The presentment of the petition was delayed due to a clerical error.
- The lawyer filed a presentment of evidence to the court.