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crime vs committal

committal vs crime

crime and committal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crime Yes No No No
committal Yes No No No
As nouns, committal is a hyponym of crime; that is, committal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crime:
  • crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • committal: the act of committing a crime
Other hyponyms of crime include barratry, capital offense, cybercrime, felony, forgery, fraud, Had crime, highjack, hijack, mayhem, infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, commission, perpetration, attack, attempt, Tazir crime, regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense, thuggery, high treason, lese majesty, treason, vice crime, victimless crime, war crime.
crime (noun) committal (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law the act of committing a crime
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