Presentment Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Presentment . Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary . Merriam-Webster . 15 November 2023.
2. Book: Drew, Katherine Fischer . 2004 . Magna Carta . Westport, CT . Greenwood Publishing Group . 42–43 . 978-0313325908 . 54479810.
3. Book: 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 . 2000 . London . Church House Publishing . 165 . 9780715138427 . 416575883.