† sentementn.
? Short for presentment n.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > action of laying something before court
presentment1423
sentementc1500
tabling1528
reference1579
referrance1583
c1500 W. Kennedy Passion of Christ 494 Na thing mycht cule þe hatrent of þair hert, Quhill be [? read he] to de to Pilat wes present, Quhilk be þe law wes justice in þat art, In caus of blude to schaw þe sentement.
1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) x. 35 And if it [sc. the cause] be a lytle probable, From any maner stedfast argument, We ordre it for to be ryght stable, And than we never begyn our sentement, Recityng letters not convenient.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
<
n.c1500