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Noun
/kəˈmitl/,
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committals, plural;
  1. The action of sending a person to an institution, esp. prison or a psychiatric hospital
    • - his committal to prison
    • - committal proceedings
  2. The burial of a corpse

  1. (committal) commitment: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
  2. (committal) perpetration: the act of committing a crime
  3. (Committal) In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions outside the United States. ...
  4. (The committal) The committal is a particularly solemn moment of the funeral service. It takes place either at the graveside or, in the case of a cremation, in the crematorium chapel or in church before the hearse leaves for the crematorium.
  5. (Committal) A procedure in the magistrates court where the court hears evidence in relation to an indictable offence in order to decide whether the matter should be sent to a higher court
  6. (Committal) A person charged with a serious crime may be committed to remain in an institution pending trial on indictment.
  7. (Committal) Generally refers to a person being sent to prison or fined for breach of an Order
  8. (Committal) The hearing process where a magistrate decides whether there is sufficient evidence to send an accused to trial by judge and jury.
  9. (Committal) the portion of a funeral ceremony at the gravesite where last words are said before interment
  10. (committal) A ceremony held at the grave or crematorium focusing on disposition of the deceased's remains.