Committal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

the act of committing a crime

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspəndˈeɪɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspəndˈeɪɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌdᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perpetration consignment commitment commission

Word Forms

commit	verb	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
consign	verb	commit forever; commit irrevocably
perpetrate	verb	perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einlieferung

der offizielle Akt der Unterbringung einer Person in einer Haftanstalt (z. B. in einem Gefängnis oder einer psychiatrischen Klinik)

🇫🇷French

engagement

l'acte officiel d'envoi d'une personne en détention (comme dans une prison ou un hôpital psychiatrique)

🇪🇸Spanish

compromiso

el acto oficial de enviar a una persona a confinamiento (como en una prisión o un hospital psiquiátrico)

🇮🇹Italian

impegno

l'atto ufficiale di consegnare una persona alla reclusione (come in una prigione o in un ospedale psichiatrico)

🇳🇱Dutch

verplichting

de officiële handeling waarbij iemand wordt opgesloten (zoals in een gevangenis of psychiatrisch ziekenhuis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

comprometimento

o ato oficial de mandar uma pessoa para confinamento (como em uma prisão ou hospital psiquiátrico)

🇷🇺Russian

обязательство

официальный акт помещения человека в заключение (например, в тюрьму или психиатрическую больницу)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दफ़न

किसी व्यक्ति को कारावास में भेजने का आधिकारिक कार्य (जैसे जेल या मानसिक अस्पताल में)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ

একজন ব্যক্তিকে বন্দী করার সরকারী কাজ (যেমন একটি কারাগার বা মানসিক হাসপাতালে)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிமொழி

ஒரு நபரை சிறைக்கு அனுப்பும் உத்தியோகபூர்வ செயல் (சிறை அல்லது மனநல மருத்துவமனையில் இருப்பது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిబద్ధత

ఒక వ్యక్తిని నిర్బంధానికి అప్పగించే అధికారిక చర్య (జైలు లేదా మానసిక ఆసుపత్రిలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

वचनबद्ध

एखाद्या व्यक्तीला बंदिवासात ठेवण्याची अधिकृत कृती (तुरुंगात किंवा मानसिक रुग्णालयात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિબદ્ધ

વ્યક્તિને કેદમાં મોકલવાની સત્તાવાર ક્રિયા (જેમ કે જેલ અથવા માનસિક હોસ્પિટલમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬದ್ಧತೆ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬಂಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಜೈಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിബദ്ധതയുള്ള

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയെ തടവിലാക്കാനുള്ള ഔദ്യോഗിക പ്രവർത്തനം (ജയിലിലോ മാനസിക ആശുപത്രിയിലോ ഉള്ളതുപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਚਨਬੱਧ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੇਜਣ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਕੰਮ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

عزم

کسی شخص کو قید میں بھیجنے کا سرکاری عمل (جیسا کہ جیل یا ذہنی ہسپتال میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

承诺的

将某人监禁（如在监狱或精神病院）的官方行为

🇯🇵Japanese

コミットメント

（刑務所や精神病院などに）人を監禁する公的行為

🇰🇷Korean

수행

사람을 감금(교도소나 정신병원 등)에 가두는 공식적인 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cam kết

hành động chính thức giam giữ một người (như trong nhà tù hoặc bệnh viện tâm thần)

🇹🇭Thai

มุ่งมั่น

การดำเนินการอย่างเป็นทางการในการส่งบุคคลเข้ากักขัง (เช่นในเรือนจำหรือโรงพยาบาลจิตเวช)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkomitmen

tindakan resmi memasukkan seseorang ke dalam kurungan (seperti di penjara atau rumah sakit jiwa)

🇲🇾Malay

komited

tindakan rasmi menghantar seseorang ke kurungan (seperti di penjara atau hospital mental)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التزامي

الفعل الرسمي المتمثل في إرسال شخص إلى الحبس (كما هو الحال في السجن أو مستشفى الأمراض العقلية)

🇮🇷Persian

متعهد

عمل رسمی فرستادن شخص به حبس (مانند زندان یا بیمارستان روانی)

🇹🇷Turkish

taahhüt

Bir kişiyi hapse atmanın resmi eylemi (hapishanede veya akıl hastanesinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחויב

המעשה הרשמי של משלוח אדם לכליאה (כמו בכלא או בבית חולים לחולי נפש)

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The primary meaning of 'committal' is 'the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)'.

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Using 'committal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'committal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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