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criminal offense vs committal

committal vs criminal offense

criminal offense and committal both are nouns.

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

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