Presentment vs Trial - What's the difference?
presentment | trial |
(legal) A statement made on oath by a jury.
* 1993 , Peter Kolchin, American Slavery , Penguin History, paperback edition, page 62:
(legal) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them.
(ecclesiastical law) A formal complaint submitted to a bishop or archdeacon.
* 1991 , Raymond Grant, The Royal Forests of England , Alan Sutton 1991:
The act of presenting something for acceptance; now specifically, presenting something (e.g. a bill or cheque) for payment.
* 2000 , Sarah Rose, "The Truth about Online Banking", Money , vol. 29.4:
* 1923 , "Arts: In Washington", Time , 21 Dec 1923:
Presentation of a performance, as of a play or work of music.
* 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :
The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
an opportunity to test something out; a test.
appearance at judicial court.
a difficult or annoying experience
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
(grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular'', ''dual'' and ''plural .
As nouns the difference between presentment and trial
is that presentment is (legal) a statement made on oath by a jury while trial is an opportunity to test something out; a test.As an adjective trial is
pertaining to a trial or test or trial can be characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.As a verb trial is
to carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc) before marketing or implementing it.presentment
English
Noun
(en noun)- In 1771, a grand jury presentment in Georgia revealed that "Slaves are permitted to rent houses [...]."
- the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, etc.
- He recognised that there was general resentment of the oppressive conduct of the Forest officers, and made provision for regular inquiries into it, and for presentment of Forest offences to be made at the attachment courts, as a procedure preliminary to the Forest Eyre.
- When online bill presentment , which removes all the paperwork, becomes widespread, says McKinsey's Stephenson, online banking will be far more compelling.
- Noted among the who's-who in portraiture: Hopkinson's Secretary Hughes, Childe Hassam's Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New York, Edmund C. Tarbell's Mary at the Harpsichord, Lillian Westcott Hale's child portrait study of Brothers, Frank Benson's Girl in Blue Jacket, and Marion Boyd Allen's presentment of Anna Vaughn Hyatt.
- But it was especially the aspect of the three chief officers of the ship, the mates, which was most forcibly calculated to allay these colourless misgivings, and induce confidence and cheerfulness in every presentment of the voyage.
- (Blackstone)
Derived terms
* (l) ----trial
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) trial, from . More at try.Noun
(wikipedia trial) (en noun)- They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
- That boy was a trial to his parents
Adjective
(-)Verb
- The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
- The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
Derived terms
* put on trial * trial and error * trial by combat * trial by fire * trial balloon * trialityEtymology 2
From (etyl) trialis, an adjective formed from .Adjective
(-)- No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.
