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adj
Of or relating to a committee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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adj
Of or relating to commitment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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noun
The act of entrusting something to someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of perpetrating an offence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of committing a crime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: perpetration, commission
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Broader terms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
noun
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: commitment, consignment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confinement
History
From committee + -al.
From commit + -al.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
