presentment
Example Sentences
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Four other officers who were on the scene and had taken cover did not fire their weapons, according to a grand jury presentment.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2020
In 1811, a grand jury in the Mississippi Territory forwarded the House of Representatives its presentment specifying charges against federal territorial Judge Harry Toulmin, which set in motion a House impeachment inquiry.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2020
“Hopefully," he said, "we can end this with his arrest and presentment before the court.”
From Fox News • May 22, 2019
The Leon County grand jury on Tuesday issued a 17-page presentment order that says the investigation into the death of Andrew Coffey is not complete.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2017
In this respect it differs from the frequent presentment of the miserly character in Roman satire, and in most modern works of fiction.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
