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law-breaking vs committal

committal vs law-breaking

law-breaking and committal both are nouns.

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

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