recommit (redirected from recommittals)

re·com·mit  (rk-mt)

tr.v. re·com·mit·ted, re·com·mit·ting, re·com·mits

1. To commit again.

2. To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again.

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recom·mitment, recom·mittal (-mtl) n.

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recommit [ˌriːkəˈmɪt]

vb -mits, -mitting, -mitted (tr)

1. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) to send (a bill) back to a committee for further consideration

2. to commit again

recommitment , recommittal n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	recommit - commit once again, as of a crime commit, perpetrate, pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
	2.	recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
	3.	recommit - send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"