Definition of Committal

1. Noun. The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital).

Exact synonyms: Commitment, Consignment
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Derivative terms: Commit, Commit, Consign

2. Noun. The act of committing a crime.

Definition of Committal

1. n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.

Definition of Committal

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Committal

commissure of fornix
commissure of habenulae
commissure of inferior colliculi
commissure of lips
commissure of superior colliculus
commissure of vestibular bulb
commissurotomy
commisural pits
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commitment
commitment
commitments
commitment of mentally ill
commits
committable
committal (current term)
committals
committal service
committal to memory
committal to writing
committed
committedness
committee
committeeman
committeemen
committees
committeewoman
committeewomen
Committee for State Security
committee meeting

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