committal

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Committal hearings determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to put charges before a jury in a Victorian Supreme Court trial.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Committal hearings in Meng's case are expected to finish next week, as two years of legal wrangling come to a close.

From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2021

Committal is often based on hearsay evidence; the criminal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt is not required.

From Time Magazine Archive

The prayer, "For as much," &c., is called the Committal Prayer, and the practice of casting earth upon the coffin is part of a very old ceremony.

From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous

Committal to the Tower of Sir Walter Raleigh, on a charge of conspiring to place Arabella Stuart on the English throne.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John