- presentment of bill of exchange
- See presentment for acceptance; presentment for payment.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
presentment of bill of exchange
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Presentment of a bill of exchange — Presentment Pre*sent ment, n. 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. Upon the heels of my presentment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acceptance of bill of exchange — The drawee s signed engagement to honor the bill as presented; the signification by the drawee of his assent to the order of the drawer and his agreement to pay the bill when it falls due. 11 Am J2d B & N § 500. The contract of the acceptor, by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Presentment — Pre*sent ment, n. 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. Upon the heels of my presentment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. [1913 Webster] Power… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
presentment — pre·sent·ment /pri zent mənt/ n 1: the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with; specif: the notice or accusation of an offense by a grand jury on the initiative of the jury members or on the basis of… … Law dictionary
presentment — [prē zent′mənt, prizent′mənt] n. [ME < OFr presentement < presenter: see PRESENT, vt.] the act of presenting; presentation; specif., a) an exhibition; thing presented to view b) Commerce the producing of a note, bill of exchange, etc. for… … English World dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … Black's law dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … Black's law dictionary
Bill Presentment — The submission of a bill of exchange for payment. A bill, such as a bank check, is an instrument directs a third party to pay the recipient the fixed sum, while presentment refers to the act of submitting a legal document to another party.… … Investment dictionary
presentment for acceptance — The presenting of a bill of exchange to the drawee therein named for his acceptance and agreement to pay the bill, usually at some time in the future. 11 Am J2d B & N § 730. Any act which amounts to a notification of the holding of a bill of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill — Synonyms and related words: CD, Federal Reserve note, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, account, accounts payable, accounts receivable, act, advertise, affiche, affidavit, agenda, allegation, allowance, amount due, antlia, assessment,… … Moby Thesaurus
