committal
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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
The service ended with the song, I bob un sydd Ffyddlon, before his committal at Thornhill Crematorium.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
Defense lawyers have provided prosecutors with a list of anticipated witnesses to be called at the committal.
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 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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