0 the process of sending someone to a prison or mental hospital:
The psychiatric team decided that committal would not be beneficial in her case.
It seems that unless the illness episode gave rise to delusions, hallucinations or dangerous behaviour, committal to the asylum did not take place.
If a removal or committal order was required, a second magistrate had to be sought, usually at his place of business.
This would seem to suggest that the collective memory of the boundaries as reinforced by procession made committal to paper otiose.
Knatchbull's role, it seems, was to coordinate the actions of the local magistrates in the detection and committal of those who had already carried out criminal acts.
Then come the preparation of the depositions, the committal proceedings and a couple of trips to the prison or the cells.
They are, of course, entitled to the evidence when it has been given on oath; those are the depositions upon which the committal is based.
There is no provision for the enforcement of a fine against someone under 17 by way of committal to a custodial institution.
Following that statement, applications were made in a number of cases of committal proceedings and a number of them were held in camera.
