committal
21committal — noun (C, U) 1 the process in which a court sends someone to a mental hospital or prison 2 formal the burying or cremating (cremate) of a dead person …
22committal — com·mit·tal …
23committal — com•mit•tal [[t]kəˈmɪt l[/t]] n. an act or instance of committing, as to an institution or cause; commitment • Etymology: 1615–25 …
24committal — /kəˈmɪtl/ (say kuh mitl) noun 1. the action of committing. 2. the consignment of a body to the grave. {commit + t + al2} …
25committal — n. 1 the act of committing a person to an institution, esp. prison or a mental hospital. 2 the burial of a dead body …
26committal for trial — act of handing a prisoner over to stand trial …
27committal proceedings — /kəˈmɪtl prəsidɪŋz/ (say kuh mitl pruhseedingz) noun Law proceedings to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable offence …
28committal to memory — noun learning so as to be able to remember verbatim the actor s memorization of his lines • Syn: ↑memorization, ↑memorisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑memorise (for: ↑memorisation), ↑ …
29committal to writing — noun the activity of putting something in written form she did the thinking while he did the writing • Syn: ↑writing • Derivationally related forms: ↑write (for: ↑writing) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
30Warrant of committal — is a legal term used by the law systems of Canada and the United Kingdom, which allows a magistrate or judge to enforce a judgment or order against a person or corporation that has refused or neglected to comply with a known court judgment or… …
