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committal

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com⋅mit⋅tal

  [kuh-mit-l]
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–noun
an act or instance of committing; commitment.
Origin:
1615–25; commit + -al 2

com⋅mit⋅ment

  [kuh-mit-muhnt]
–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.
a. an agreement to buy or sell securities.
b. a sale or purchase of securities.
Also, committal (for defs. 1, 3–11).

Origin:
1605–15; commit + -ment
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com·mit·tal   (kə-mĭt'l)   
n.  

  1. The act of entrusting: committal of the property to an attorney.

  2. The act or an instance of committing to confinement.

  3. The act of pledging oneself to a particular view or position: articulated her strong committal to world peace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: commitment
Function: noun
1 : an act of committing: as a : placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital commitment> —compare INCOMPETENT, INTERDICTION
NOTE: Commitment to a mental health facility is called civil commitment when it is not part of a criminal proceeding. Civil commitment proceedings are initiated by the patient, in the case of voluntary commitment, or by someone (as a family member or government agent) authorized by statute to petition for the patient's involuntary commitment. Some form of a hearing and periodic review is required in involuntary commitment proceedings. A criminal defendant may be committed to a mental hospital as a result of being found incompetent to stand trial, not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to be sentenced. b : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee c : a warrant committing someone to a prison
2 : an agreement or promise to do something in the future; especially : a promise to assume a financial obligation at a future date commitments>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: com·mit·ment
Pronunciation: k&-'mit-m&nt
Function: noun
: a consignment to a penal or mental institution
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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