Word · Frequency #13351
committal
收押；收监
the official act of sending someone to prison or a mental hospital
多指依法将人关进监狱或精神病院
- 1.
The act of entrusting something to someone.
委托；交由他人保管的行为。
- 2.
The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
收监行为；监禁令。
- 3.
The act of perpetrating an offence.
犯罪的行为；犯下罪行。
- 4.
The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
安葬或火化遗体的行为。
犯罪（行为）；委托；交由他人保管的行为。；收监行为；监禁令。；犯罪的行为；犯下罪行。；安葬或火化遗体的行为。
In use
The judge signed the order for the committal of the accused.
The lawyer argued that the committal was unlawful because the evidence was weak.
The annual report listed all committals to the local prison.
committal to [place]
committal to 后接收押地点，如 prison（监狱）或 psychiatric hospital（精神病院）。
The judge ordered his committal to a psychiatric hospital.
法官下令将他送入精神病院。
committal of [a crime]
这里的 committal 相当于 commission，指犯下罪行。
The committal of the crime was captured on camera.
犯罪行为的实施过程被摄像头拍了下来。
Common mistakes
She is very committal to her job.
Connections
Collocations
- committal proceedings
- 交付审判程序
- The case will go through committal proceedings at the magistrates' court.此案将在治安法院进行交付审判程序。
- committal for trial
- 交付审判
- He was held in custody pending committal for trial.他被羁押候审，等待交付审判。
- committal hearing
- 交付审判听证会
- The committal hearing was adjourned until next month.交付审判听证会延期至下个月。
- committal order
- 收监令
- The judge issued a committal order.法官签发了收监令。
- committal to prison
- 收监入狱
- Failure to pay the fine can lead to committal to prison.不缴纳罚款可能被收监入狱。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住commit（犯/送）变名词：犯下罪行或把人送进监狱，都是committal。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、法庭程序、正式新闻报道 committal 多用于正式或法律语境，常指将某人送进监狱或精神病院的官方行为；作“犯罪（行为）”解时也较正式，日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with committal: acquittal, transmittal, submittal, and noncommittal all share the stressed /mɪtəl/ sound. Capital and hospital end in -ital and have the same final /təl/, but their stress falls on the first syllable, so they do not rhyme with committal.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.