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committal vs law-breaking

law-breaking vs committal

committal and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
committal Yes No No No
law-breaking Yes No No No
As nouns, law-breaking is a hypernym of committal; that is, law-breaking is a word with a broader meaning than committal:
  • committal: the act of committing a crime
  • law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of committal include crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.
committal (noun) law-breaking (noun)
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
the act of committing a crime
Difference between committal and law-breaking

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