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committal

[kuh-mit-l] / kəˈmɪt l /
NOUN
captivity
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bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery
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constraint durance duress enslavement enthrallment entombment impoundment internment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude subjection thralldom vassalage
Antonyms
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freedom liberation liberty
WEAK
independence license
NOUN
charge
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concern need tax
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care commitment custody duty millstone must obligation office onus responsibility right safekeeping task trust ward weight
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deadweight ought
NOUN
commitment
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engagement guarantee need pledge promise responsibility
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charge devoir duty liability must undertaking vow word
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ought
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break
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breach irresponsibility
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broken promise denial refusal
NOUN
consignment
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distribution
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assignment dispatch relegation transmittal
WEAK
sending shipment
Antonyms
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holding keeping retention
NOUN
delegation
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appointment apportioning authorization charge commissioning consignment conveyance conveying deputation devolution installation investiture mandate nomination ordination reference relegation transference trust
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consigning deputization deputizing entrustment giving over referring sending away submittal submitting transferal transferring
Antonyms
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keeping
NOUN
duty
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burden business charge chore commission commitment contract function job need obligation office role service task work
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calling devoir dues engagement hook load millstone mission must occupation onus pains part province station string trouble trust undertaking weight
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minding the store ought taking care of business
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entertainment fun pastime unemployment
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advantage aid benefit blessing help hobby surrender
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disregard faithlessness inconstancy irresponsibility treachery
NOUN
must
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precondition prerequisite requisite
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charge commitment condition devoir duty fundamental imperative must-have necessary need obligation requirement right
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ought sine qua non
NOUN
need
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commitment demand obligation right urgency use wish
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charge compulsion desideratum devoir duty essential exigency extremity longing must occasion requisite weakness
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ought the urge
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nonessential
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comfort fortune have luxury plenty riches wealth
NOUN
obligation
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accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding
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IOU business call cause charge chit compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint
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accountableness due bill ought
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asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding
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freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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But after the funeral Mass, rite of committal and reception, it was finally time to go home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Defense lawyers have provided prosecutors with a list of anticipated witnesses to be called at the committal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

“I’ve just been unjustly placed under a committal order,” Sonko wrote on his Facebook page Monday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2023

And though there’s optimism he could return when the Lakers play in San Antonio Friday after Thanksgiving, Ham wasn’t committal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

By land, sea, and air, Lord Asriel assembled his materials, and within six months of his committal, he had all the equipment he wanted.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.