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com⋅mit⋅tal
[kuh-mit-l] 
–noun
| an act or instance of committing; commitment. |
com⋅mit⋅ment
[kuh-mit-muh
nt] –noun
| 1. | the act of committing. |
| 2. | the state of being committed. |
| 3. | the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself. |
| 4. | a pledge or promise; obligation: We have made a commitment to pay our bills on time. |
| 5. | engagement; involvement: They have a sincere commitment to religion. |
| 6. | perpetration or commission, as of a crime. |
| 7. | consignment, as to prison. |
| 8. | confinement to a mental institution or hospital: The psychiatrist recommended commitment. |
| 9. | an order, as by a court or judge, confining a person to a mental institution or hospital. |
| 10. | Law. a written order of a court directing that someone be confined in prison; mittimus. |
| 11. | Parliamentary Procedure. the act of referring or entrusting to a committee for consideration. |
| 12. | Stock Exchange.
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| com·mit·tal (kə-mĭt'l) n.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Committal
Com*mit"tal\, n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : committal
Spanish:
reclusión,
German:
die Bindung, die Verpflichtung,
Japanese:
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