committal
pronunciation
How to pronounce committal in British English:
UK [kəˈmɪtl]
How to pronounce committal in American English:
US [kəˈmɪtl]
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- Noun:
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the act of committing a crime
Word Origin
- committal (n.)
- 1620s, from commit + -al (2). As an adjective, attested from 1884, apparently a back-formation from non-committal.
Example
- 1. Damn , could he be any less committal ?
- 2. Articulated her strong committal to world peace .
- 3. Committal : n. the act of pledging oneself to a particular view or position .
- 4. At the committal proceedings the police withdrew their case .
- 5. You 've got to be receptive but not committal .