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  • 1present for consideration — index exhibit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2present — pre·sent 1 /pri zent/ vt 1: to lay before a court as an object of consideration present a complaint present ed a defense of insanity 2: to make a presentment of (an instrument) pre·sen·ta·tion /ˌprē ˌzen tā shən, ˌpre , zən / …

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  • 3consideration — con·sid·er·a·tion n: something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another see also contract compare motive ◇ Except in Louisiana, consideration is a necessary element to the… …

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  • 4present — [prez′ənt; ] for v. [ prē zent′, prizent′] adj. [OFr < L praesens, prp. of praeesse, to be present < prae , before (see PRE ) + esse, to be (see ESSENCE)] 1. a) being at the specified or understood place; at hand; in attendance b) existing… …

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  • 5Present — Pre*sent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presenting}.] [F. pr[ e]senter, L. praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See {Present}, a.] 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce… …

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  • 6present — Ⅰ. present [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) being or occurring in a particular place. 2) existing or occurring now. 3) Grammar (of a tense or participle) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing. ► NOUN 1) ( …

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  • 7present — present1 presentness, n. /prez euhnt/, adj. 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present ruler. 2. at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 3. Gram. a. noting an action or state occurring at the… …

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  • 8present — I pres•ent [[t]ˈprɛz ənt[/t]] adj. 1) being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present economic situation[/ex] 2) at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use[/ex] 3) gram. of, pertaining to, or being a verb… …

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  • 9present — I. /ˈprɛzənt / (say prezuhnt) adjective 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now: the present ruler. 2. for the time being: articles for present use. 3. Grammar designating a tense denoting an action or state in process at the moment… …

  • 10present — present1 [ prɛz(ə)nt] adjective 1》 being or occurring in a particular place. 2》 existing or occurring now. 3》 Grammar (of a tense) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing. noun 1》 (usu. the present)… …

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