Committal
//kəˈmɪtəl// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of entrusting something to someone. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of committing a crime wordnet
- 3 The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment. countable, uncountable
- 4 the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) wordnet
- 5 The act of perpetrating an offence. countable, uncountable
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- 6 The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a committee. not-comparable, usually
- 2 Of or relating to commitment. not-comparable, usually
"On reading the work, we have become impressed with this fact, and have several times wished that the author was more committal on the treatment of several diseases in which he himself must have had a large experience."
Example
More examples"On reading the work, we have become impressed with this fact, and have several times wished that the author was more committal on the treatment of several diseases in which he himself must have had a large experience."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From commit + -al.
Etymology 2
From committee + -al.
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