Noun: committal ku'mi-t(u)l
- The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
"The judge ordered the committal of the defendant to a psychiatric facility for evaluation";
- commitment, consignment
- The carrying out or committing of a crime or harmful act
"His committal of the fraud scheme lasted for years before he was caught";
- perpetration, commission
Derived forms: committals
Type of: confinement, crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking
Encyclopedia: Committal