committal

[ kuh-mit-l ]

noun

Origin of committal

First recorded in 1615–25; commit + -al²

When Elizabeth’s husband looked into the matter, he found he could arrange his wife’s committal simply “by the request of the husband” and specifically “without the evidence of insanity required in other cases.”
Declared Insane for Speaking Up: The Dark American History of Silencing Women Through Psychiatry | Kate Moore | June 22, 2021 | Time
Sometimes, even though Hannah is, ironically, a writer, she says things that seem non-committal, distracted, or not present.
Adam Driver on Role-Play Sex with Lena Dunham on ‘Girls’ and Adam’s Stormy Relationship with Hannah | Marlow Stern | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to the Taliban source, the Afghan was non-committal.
Al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on Alert | | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
On Mr. Roebuck's withdrawal, Mr. Hume moved the postponement of the committal to that day six months.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
A debate in the house of lords took place on the committal of the bill, which was moved by Earl Dalhousie on the 4th of July.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

Subsequently, a discussion took place on the committal of the bill.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
For the first time since the revolution the lords divided on a money-bill, and voted 49 against, to 83 for its committal.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
There each and all kissed the cross, as a solemn committal of their cause to God, and then commenced the fighting.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram

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