committal
/kəˈmɪtəl/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of sending a person to an institution, especially prison or a psychiatric hospital交押, 拘禁(尤指收监, 下狱或关进精神病院):
his committal to prison
他的入狱
count noun seeking to reduce the number of committals试图减少收监的数目
as modifier committal proceedings.交押记录。
2
- the burial of a corpse下葬。