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committal

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com·mit·tal  (k-mtl)
n.
1. The act of entrusting: committal of the property to an attorney.
2. The act or an instance of committing to confinement.
3. The act of pledging oneself to a particular view or position: articulated her strong committal to world peace.
committal
Noun
the official consignment of a person to a prison or mental hospital
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.committal - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
consignment, commitment
confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
2.committal - the act of committing a crime
perpetration, commission
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
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But for this the family found no cause for committal to the asylum, since such committal would necessarily invalidate what he had done.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
The disturbed state of the town would be, he knew, a sufficient reason for demanding the murderer's committal to prison before daybreak, as no man could answer for the security of any of the watch-houses or ordinary places of detention; and to convey a prisoner through the streets when the mob were again abroad, would not only be a task of great danger and hazard, but would be to challenge an attempt at rescue.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
He even escorted the Bride up-stairs into Mr Merdle's presence; but this must be considered as an act of homage to the sex (of which he was an admirer, being notoriously captivated by the charms of a certain Duchess), and not as a committal of himself with the family.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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