HyperDic: committal

English > 2 senses of the word *committal*:
NOUN	act	committal, commitment, consignment	the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
NOUN	act	committal, perpetration, commission	the act of committing a crime

committal > pronunciation
Sounds	kahmih'tahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *committal*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital).
Synonyms	commitment, consignment
Broader	confinement	The act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
Spanish	reclusión
Catalan	reclusió
Verbs	commit	cause to be admitted

English > *committal*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of committing a crime.
Synonyms	perpetration, commission
Broader	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Spanish	comisión, consumación, perpetración
Catalan	comissió, consumació, perpetració
Verbs	commit	perform an act, usually with a negative connotation