'Committal' definitions:
Definition of 'committal'
(from WordNet)
noun
The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: commitment, committal, consignment]
noun
The act of committing a crime [syn: perpetration, commission, committal]
Definition of 'Committal'
From: GCIDE
- Committal \Com*mit"tal\, n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment. [1913 Webster]