committal /kəˈmɪtl̟/ noun plural committals
plural committals
Learner's definition of COMMITTAL
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1
formal : the act of burying someone's body in a grave下葬 -
a funeral service, followed by committal in the family plot丧葬仪式,接下来是在家族墓地下葬
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a private committal service = a private service of committal私人丧葬服务
2
chiefly British, law : the act or process of ordering someone to be put in a prison or a mental hospital收监;拘押;送入(精神病院)