recommittal

A judge orders the recommittal of the defendant to custody.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Act of committing again: "recommittal" refers to the act of committing something or someone again, such as returning a person to prison, sending a bill back to a committee for further consideration, or repeating an offense.

Usage Examples

• (The judge sent the defendant back to prison.)
• (The bill was sent back to a smaller committee for more discussion.)
• (He committed the offense again.)

Advanced Usage

• "Recommittal to committee": a procedural term in legislative bodies meaning to send a proposed law back to a committee for further study or amendment.
  • The motion for recommittal to the finance committee was passed. (The proposal to send the bill back to the finance committee was approved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Recommit (verb): to commit again; to send back or refer again.
  • The committee decided to recommit the proposal for further debate. (They sent the proposal back for more discussion.)
• Recommitment (noun): the state or act of committing again; often used interchangeably with "recommittal."
  • His recommitment to the project was evident after the break. (He committed to the project again.)

Synonyms

• Reimprisonment: the act of putting someone back in prison.
• Relegation: the act of sending something back to a lower or previous level or committee.
• Reoffense: the act of committing a crime again (specifically for criminal contexts).

Related Idioms

• Back to square one: to return to the starting point, often after a recommittal or failure.
  • After the recommittal of the proposal, the team was back to square one. (They had to start over.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Commit again: to pledge or send back once more.
  • The court had to commit the offender again for the new charges. (The court sent the offender back to custody.)