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# committal

noun (a committal, committals)

«committal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) The part of a funeral when the body is buried or cremated, with a final prayer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#m1)
2. (law) Officially sending someone to prison, court or a hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#m2)
3. Promising yourself firmly to something (more often: commitment). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#m3)

### In the lessons

Met in church and adult life (the committal service at the graveside) and in law (committal to trial). It tells the reader about a serious formal step. Phrases: committal service, committal to prison, committal for trial.

### Examples

- After the church service, the family went to the cemetery for the committal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x1)
- The vicar read the words of committal at the graveside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x2)
- The judge ordered his committal to prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x3)
- The case was sent for committal to a higher court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x4)
- The committal was short and quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x5)
- Only close family went to the committal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x6)
- During the committal the coffin was lowered into the grave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/#x7)

### Note

Countable: committals. Formal; mostly used for funerals and law. Not the same as "commitment" (a promise or dedication) or "acquittal" (being found not guilty). Spelling: double m, double t.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «committal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«committal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/committal.html) on Mova free.