different between committal vs commitment

English

Etymology

commit +? -al (noun) or committee +? -al (adjective)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??m?t?l/

Noun

committal (countable and uncountable, plural committals)

1. The act of entrusting something to someone.
2. The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
3. The act of perpetrating an offence.
4. The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.

Alternative forms

• commital

Related terms

• commit
• commitment
• noncommittal
• committal hearing

Translations

Adjective

committal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a committee.
2. Of or relating to commitment.

Further reading

• committal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• committal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

commit +? -ment

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: com?mit?ment

Noun

commitment (countable and uncountable, plural commitments)

1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
   1. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
   2. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
2. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
   1. Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
3. Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
4. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
5. Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
6. State of being pledged or engaged.
7. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Synonyms

Related terms

• commit
• committal
• noncommittal

Translations

Further reading

• commitment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• commitment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.