committal

[US]/kə'mɪt(ə)l/
[UK]/kəˈmɪtl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. entrustment, taking on obligations, sponsorship

Phrases & Collocations

committal hearing

committal to prison

committal order

committal proceedings

Example Sentences

committal to a mental institution

committal of a crime

committal to a psychiatric hospital

committal to a juvenile detention center

Real-world Examples

At 4: 00 PM, it will enter St. George's Chapel for a final committal service.

Source: Newsweek

Here are the prisoner's committal forms.

Source: A Clockwork Orange

The coffin will then be taken to Windsor for the committal service where the queen's husband Prince Philip was laid to rest.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

The coffin was taken into Saint George's Chapel for the committal service, the Imperial State Crown the scepter and orb, the symbols of royal succession were removed from the coffin and placed on the altar.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

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