committal — (n.) 1620s, from COMMIT (Cf. commit) + AL (Cf. al) (2). As an adj., attested from 1884, apparently a back formation from NON COMMITTAL (Cf. non committal) … Etymology dictionary
committal — index captivity, commitment (confinement), detention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Committal — Com*mit tal, n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
committal — ► NOUN 1) the sending of someone to prison or psychiatric hospital, or for trial. 2) the burial of a corpse … English terms dictionary
committal — [kə mit′ l] n. the act of committing; commitment … English World dictionary
committal — [[t]kəmɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] committals N VAR Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital. [BRIT] ...his committal to prison. ...committal proceedings. (in AM, use commitment) … English dictionary
committal — UK [kəˈmɪt(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms committal : singular committal plural committals legal a) the process by which a court officially sends someone to prison or for a trial in a higher court b) the process by which a… … English dictionary
committal — noun Committal is used before these nouns: ↑proceedings … Collocations dictionary
committal order — A written order of a Court directing that someone be confined to prison, normally issued as a result of non compliance with a previous Court order. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Committal procedure — 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. The committal procedure, sometimes known as a… … Wikipedia
committal service — noun service committing a body to the grave the committal service will be held next Monday • Hypernyms: ↑service, ↑religious service, ↑divine service … Useful english dictionary
