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Synonyms for committal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-mit-l
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɪt l

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Définition of committal

Origin :
  • 1620s, from commit + -al (2). As an adjective, attested from 1884, apparently a back-formation from non-committal.
  • As in must : noun necessity, essential
  • As in need : noun want, requirement
  • As in obligation : noun responsibility
  • As in captivity : noun physical detention by force
  • As in charge : noun burden
  • As in commitment : noun assurance; obligation
  • As in consignment : noun entrusting, handing over
  • As in delegation : noun assignment of responsibility
  • As in duty : noun responsibility, assignment
Example sentences :
  • There is the restful prayer of committal to which the immediate answer is peace.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • The assizes were to take place only a fortnight after the date of Reuben's committal.
  • Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
  • The committal was read out, and Bernard Maddison was removed from the court.
  • Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • How then can we be held in blame for the committal of even some desperate acts?
  • Extract from : « Cupology » by Clara
  • Accordingly, the speaker issued a warrant for his committal to the Tower.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol XI » by George Brodrick
  • She heard, a few days after he left her, of his father's crime and committal.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • At his committal in July he had been put into the upper chamber of the Bloody tower.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • On the 4th of March, Mr. Gladstone moved the committal of the bill.
  • Extract from : « A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland » by William Lewins
  • The committal was at Mount Auburn, where her grave is beside that of Mr. Moulton.
  • Extract from : « Louise Chandler Moulton » by Lilian Whiting
  • But for Mr. Douglas's committal to those opinions, it is not likely that.
  • Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon

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