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commissioner for oaths
commissure
commit
commitment
commitment ceremony
commitment document
commitment fee
commitment letter
committal
committal proceedings
committed
committee
committee of the whole
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
committee person
committee stage
committeeman
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committal
com·mit·tal [ kə mítt'l ] (plural com·mit·tals)


noun 
Definition:
 
law 
Same as  commitment (sense 5)

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