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present estate. See present interest under INTEREST(2). [Blacks Law 8th]  

presenter. Commercial law. Any person presenting a document (such as a draft) to an issuer for honor. UCC § 5-102(13). [Blacks Law 8th]

present enjoyment. See ENJOYMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

presentence-investigation report. A probation officer’s detailed account of a convicted defendant’s educational, criminal, family, and social background, conducted at the court’s request as an aid in passing sentence. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c). — Often shortened to presentence report. — Abbr. PSI; PIR. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 275–301. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1488, 1491,…

presentence hearing. A proceeding at which a judge or jury receives and examines all relevant information regarding a convicted criminal and the related offense before passing sentence. — Also termed sentencing hearing. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 325. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1480, 1492–1493, 1495, 1779.] [Blacks Law 8th]

present covenant. See COVENANT(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

present conveyance. See CONVEYANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

present case. See case at bar under CASE. [Blacks Law 8th]

presentation. 1. The delivery of a document to an issuer or named person for the purpose of initiating action under a letter of credit; PRESENTMENT(3). [Cases: Banks and Banking 191. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 341–366, 368–370, 372–376.] 2.Hist. Eccles. law. A benefice patron’s nomination of a person to fill a vacant…

present and voting. Parliamentary law. (Of a member) casting a vote. • The result of a vote is ordinarily determined with reference to the members voting (often termed, somewhat redundantly, as “present and voting”). An answer of “present” when casting a vote amounts to an abstention because the voter is indicating that he or she…