Committal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəˈmɪtl|
Brit.
|kəˈmɪt(ə)l|
noun
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) (syn: commitment, consignment)
- the act of committing a crime (syn: commission, perpetration)
- the act of committing a crime (syn: commission, perpetration)
Extra examples
She argued against the committal of the defendant to a mental hospital.
Word forms
noun
singular: committal
plural: committals
singular: committal
plural: committals
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