Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun committal

2 senses of committal

Sense 1
commitment, committal, consignment -- (the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital))
       => confinement -- (the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them)

Sense 2
perpetration, commission, committal -- (the act of committing a crime)
       => crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking -- ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes")