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title: committal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «committal» in the school dictionary: The part of a funeral when the body is buried or cremated, with a final prayer. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# committal

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**Who acts:** family, vicar, judge, committal, close family · **What happens:** bury, cremate, send, promise, go, read · **To what, where:** body, someone, prison, yourself, something, cemetery

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«committal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [committal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/committal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The part of a funeral when the body is buried or cremated, with a final prayer.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:m1:1
# text = The part of a funeral when the body is buried or cremated, with a final prayer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cremated	cremate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present · passive |  | the body |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cremate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a final prayer | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with prayer=Instrument |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Officially sending someone to prison, court or a hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:m2:1
# text = Officially sending someone to prison, court or a hospital.
1	Officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  | someone |  | prison and court or a hospital |  | officially *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme to prison=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Promising yourself firmly to something (more often: commitment).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:m3:1
# text = Promising yourself firmly to something (more often: commitment).
1	Promising	promise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	commitment	commitment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund |  | yourself |  |  |  | to something *goal*; firmly *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme to something=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the church service, the family went to the cemetery for the committal.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x1:1
# text = After the church service, the family went to the cemetery for the committal.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the family |  |  | the cemetery | after the church service | for the committal | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cemetery=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vicar read the words of committal at the graveside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x2:1
# text = The vicar read the words of committal at the graveside.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	graveside	graveside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | the vicar | the words of committal |  | the graveside |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent word=Theme at graveside=Value |
| 2 | **word** |  |  | committal |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge ordered his committal to prison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x3:1
# text = The judge ordered his committal to prison.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the judge | judge's committal |  |  |  | to prison | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent committal=Theme |
| 2 | **commit** |  | judge |  |  |  |  |  | nom committal «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The case was sent for committal to a higher court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x4:1
# text = The case was sent for committal to a higher court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | the case |  | a higher court |  | for committal | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to court=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The committal was short and quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x5:1
# text = The committal was short and quiet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the committal |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the committal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only close family went to the committal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x6:1
# text = Only close family went to the committal.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | close family |  |  | the committal |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to committal=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the committal the coffin was lowered into the grave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:committal:x7:1
# text = During the committal the coffin was lowered into the grave.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | past · passive |  | the coffin |  | the grave | during the committal |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme into grave=Destination |

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