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词汇 committal
释义 committal
noun[ C or U ]
 formaluk /kəˈmɪt.əl/ us /kəˈmɪt̬.əl/
the process of sending someone to a psychiatric hospital or prison: 收监;送入精神病院
The psychiatric team decided that committal would not be beneficial in her case.精神病专家小组判定,以她的情况将她送入精神病院没有益处。
These events led to his committal.
The prospect of a committal to prison did not frighten her.
law UKAustralianspecialized
the fact of sending someone to a higher court for a trial or to be sentenced(= given a punishment):
On his committal for trial, he was granted bail.
Sentence was passed by the Crown Court following committal for sentence by the magistrates' court.
How can we reduce the number of committals without interfering with the defendant's right to opt for jury trial?
the ceremony at which a dead body is buried or sent to be burned:
The funeral service will be followed by a private committal.
The priest read a prayer of committal over the grave.
At a crematorium, the committal signals the final goodbye before the coffin is removed from view.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Putting people in prison
at His/Her Majesty's pleasureidiom
bang someone up
bar
behind barsidiom
bird
commit
immured
imprison
imprisonment
in custody
incarcerate
intern
lock
pen
remand
remand someone in custody
restraint
rot
rot in jail, prison, etc.idiom
stretch

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
Court cases, orders & decisions
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies

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Examples of committal


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It seems that unless the illness episode gave rise to delusions, hallucinations or dangerous behaviour, committal to the asylum did not take place.
If a removal or committal order was required, a second magistrate had to be sought, usually at his place of business.
This would seem to suggest that the collective memory of the boundaries as reinforced by procession made committal to paper otiose.
Knatchbull's role, it seems, was to coordinate the actions of the local magistrates in the detection and committal of those who had already carried out criminal acts.
Then come the preparation of the depositions, the committal proceedings and a couple of trips to the prison or the cells.
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They are, of course, entitled to the evidence when it has been given on oath; those are the depositions upon which the committal is based.
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There is no provision for the enforcement of a fine against someone under 17 by way of committal to a custodial institution.
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Following that statement, applications were made in a number of cases of committal proceedings and a number of them were held in camera.
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Four hundred and fifty-four boys and 27 girls, including committals to await removal to an approved school.
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These figures include committals to await removal to an approved school.
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The court can commit to the approved school—may this be a warning—and that committal is equivalent to the registration of a conviction.
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I quite concede that there are 5,000 committals every year for failure to pay maintenance orders.
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In solemn proceedings cases the average length of time between full committal and disposal is approximately 19 weeks.
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