Committal in Civil Proceedings in United Kingdom

Definition of Committal in Civil Proceedings

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Committal in Civil Proceedings : A method of enforcing judgment by obtaining an order that a person be committed to prison. It is most commonly sought when the person has committed a *contempt of the court (e.g. by disobedience of an order of the court). In modern practice it is very occasionally available to enforce an order for the payment of a debt.