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criminal offence vs committal

committal vs criminal offence

criminal offence and committal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
criminal offence Yes No No No
committal Yes No No No
As nouns, committal is a hyponym of criminal offence; that is, committal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than criminal offence:
  • criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • committal: the act of committing a crime
criminal offence (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)
the act of committing a crime
Difference between criminal offence and committal

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