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COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, See also:
LAT
Lat. committere, to entrust; the See also:
MODERN
modern Fr. See also:
EQUIVALENT
equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.) , a See also:

PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person or See also:

BODY

body of persons to whom something is " committed " or entrusted. The See also:

TERM

term is used of a person or persons to whom the See also:

charge of the body (" committee of the person") or of the See also:

PROPERTY

property and business affairs (" committee of the See also:

ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate ") of a lunatic is committed by the See also:

court (see See also:

INSANITY (from Lat. in, not, and sanus, sound)

INSANITY). In this sense the See also:

ENGLISH

English usage is to pronounce the word commi-ttee. The more See also:

COMMON

common meaning of " committee " (pronounced commftt-y) is that - of a body of persons elected or appointed to consider and See also:

DEAL

deal with certain matters of business, specially or generally referred to it.

End of Article: COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

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