Definitions for committal
kəˈmɪt lcom·mit·tal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commitment, committal, consignmentnoun

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

2. perpetration, commission, committalnoun

   the act of committing a crime

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. committalnoun

   Of or relating to a committee.

2. committalnoun

   The act of entrusting something to someone.

3. committalnoun

   The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.

4. committalnoun

   The act of perpetrating an offence.

5. committalnoun

   The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.

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1. committal

   In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions except the United States. The committal procedure replaces the earlier grand jury process. Sometimes the committal procedure includes a preliminary hearing. Sometimes the committal procedure does not include a preliminary hearing.In most jurisdictions criminal offences fall into one of three groups: There are less serious (summary) offences which are usually heard without a jury by a magistrate. These are roughly equivalent to the older category of misdemeanors (terminology that is now obsolete in most non-U.S. jurisdictions). There are intermediate offences which are indictable (equivalent to an old-style felony), but which can be heard summarily. For instance, theft is usually a serious offence. If however the charge is that the defendant stole a packet of biscuits worth only a very small amount, it would probably be heard by a magistrate. In Canada and Ireland, these are known as hybrid offences, whereas in England and Wales, these are known as either way offences, and can only be heard summarily with the defendant's consent and if a magistrates' court finds that matter is suitable for summary trial. In Victoria, Australia, they are called indictable offences triable summarily. As well as the defendant's consent the Magistrate must regard the offence as appropriate to be heard in the lower court.Finally, there are serious matters which must be dealt with in the higher courts, usually before a jury. When one is charged with an offence of the third type, a preliminary hearing is first held by a magistrate to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant committing the defendant for trial. That is, whether there is sufficient evidence such that a properly instructed jury could (not would) find the defendant guilty. It is a very low-level test. The majority of committal proceedings result in a committal to trial. In some jurisdictions, the prosecuting authority may directly present a defendant for trial regardless of the result of the committal proceedings by filing an ex officio indictment. Equally, the prosecuting authority usually has the power to stop any prosecution by entering a nolle prosequi. In many jurisdictions the right of a defendant to cross-examine witnesses during the committal is reliant on the defence establishing that it is in the interests of justice or to illuminate some relevant point. The defence very rarely calls witnesses at a committal.

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1. committal

   Committal is the process, act, or instance of officially sending someone to prison, a psychiatric ward, or other place for confinement. It can also refer to the action of consigning or entrusting someone or something to a particular destination, use, or role, or even pledging or setting aside something for a particular purpose. Additionally, in a religious context, it can refer to the part of a funeral service at which the body is finally consigned to the earth or sent for cremation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Committalnoun

   the act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment

Matched Categories

1. • Confinement
   • Crime

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of committal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of committal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of committal in a Sentence

1. Tom Porcelli:

   We think the upcoming FOMC statement will reflect this non-committal approach.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=committal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Committal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committal
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committal