committal
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- self-committal noun
Etymology
Origin of committal
Example Sentences
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But after the funeral Mass, rite of committal and reception, it was finally time to go home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Magistrate Tim Walsh said he would announce on May 7 whether Patterson will face a committal hearing in the same court in Morwell or in Melbourne.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
“I’ve just been unjustly placed under a committal order,” Sonko wrote on his Facebook page Monday.
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2023
The photo of the King shows him recording this year's message in the chapel where a committal service was held during the Queen's funeral in September.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022
“The other respectable gentleman who signed the committal papers,” said Turner’s mother, “is best named by your father.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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