committal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
noun the act of committing a crime

From commit + -al.

The result of the committal may be readily foreseen. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
The value of the rule depends much on a thorough committal of the exceptions. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
In short, I believe that the murder had been rehearsed before me three years previous to its actual committal. — A Stable for Nightmares; or, Weird Tales, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

commitment, consignment

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