committal

C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice

US /kəˈmɪtəl/ UK /kəˈmɪtəl/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
the act of consigning, as to prison, custody, or the grave

The committal of the body took place at dusk.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of consigning, as... consignment confinementinternmentcommitment incarceration interment

Opposites

release discharge acquittal

Word family

Related forms commit commitment committee committer

Etymology

From commit + -al, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send, put').

committere Latin mittere Latin

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Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives

# committal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** kəˈmɪtəl
**IPA (UK):** kəˈmɪtəl

## Meanings
1. the act of consigning, as to prison, custody, or the grave

## Examples
- The committal of the body took place at dusk.

## Synonyms
- consignment
- confinement
- internment
- commitment
- incarceration
- interment

## Antonyms
- release
- discharge
- acquittal

## Related Forms
- commit
- commitment
- committee
- committer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: committere
- Root: mittere

## Etymology
From commit + -al, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send, put').

## AI Etymology
Committal is from commit + -al, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send, put'). Important recorded forms include committere (Latin) and mittere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of consigning, as to prison, custody, or the grave. The wider family includes related words such as commit, commitment, committee, and committer.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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