| Pronunciation: | | ku'mitl
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| Matching Terms: | | committable, committal service, committal to memory, committal to writing
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- [n] the act of committing a crime
- [n] the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
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| | Synonyms: | | commission, commitment, consignment, perpetration |
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| | See Also: | | confinement, crime, law-breaking |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*mit"tal\, n.
The act of committing, or the state of being committed;
commitment.
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