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committal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commission, perpetration |
| Type of | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking |
| Derivation | commit |
committal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commitment, consignment |
| Type of | confinement |
| Derivation | commit |
Examples of committal
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True to his M.O., baseball commissioner Bud Selig is non-committal on the issue.
From the suntimes.com
Scioscia was non-committal about the rotation beyond John Lackey's start Friday.
From the ocregister.com
Presidential contenders were noticeably non-committal on changing such policies.
From the economist.com
They generally come after negative reviews and are full of non-committal praise.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was remanded in custody and will reappear at a committal mention in October.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Beijing would likely remain non-committal as far as Eurozone crisis is concerned.
From the forbes.com
We see the outlook as non-committal in terms of near term financial objectives.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jackson said he was still interested in a sequel but Shyamalan was non-committal.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But he was non-committal about increasing or even sustaining funding for NASA.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Commitment: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- Perpetration: the act of committing a crime
- In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions outside the United States. ...
- The hearing process where a magistrate decides whether there is sufficient evidence to send an accused to trial by judge and jury.
- A person charged with a serious crime may be committed to remain in an institution pending trial on indictment.
- A procedure in the magistrates court where the court hears evidence in relation to an indictable offence in order to decide whether the matter should be sent to a higher court
- The portion of a funeral ceremony at the gravesite where last words are said before interment
- A ceremony held at the grave or crematorium focusing on disposition of the deceased's remains.
- The committal is a particularly solemn moment of the funeral service. It takes place either at the graveside or, in the case of a cremation, in the crematorium chapel or in church before the hearse leaves for the crematorium.
