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Webster 1913 Edition

Commitment

Com-mit′ment

,
Noun.
1.
The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
They were glad to compound for his bare
commitment
to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged.
Clarendon.
2.
A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; – more frequently termed a mittimus.
3.
The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report;
as, the
commitment
of a petition or a bill
.
4.
A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.
5.
The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.
Hamilton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Commitment

COMMITMENT

, n.
1.
The act of committing; a sending to prison; a putting into prison; imprisonment. It is equivalent to sending or putting in simply; as a commitment to the tower, or to Newgate; or for the sake of brevity, omitting the name of the place, it is equivalent to putting into prison; as, the offender is secured by commitment.
2.
An order for confining in prison. But more generally we use mittimus.
3.
The act of referring or entrusting to a committee for consideration; a term in legislation; as the commitment of a petition or a bill to a select number of persons for consideration and report.
4.
The act of delivering in charge or entrusting.
5.
A doing, or perpetration, as of sin or a crime; commission.
6.
The act of pledging or engaging; or the act of exposing or endangering.

Definition 2024

commitment

commitment

English

Noun

commitment ‎(plural commitments)

  1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
    1. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
    2. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
  2. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
    1. Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
  3. Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
  4. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
  5. Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
  6. State of being pledged or engaged.
  7. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

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Etymology

commit +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: com‧mit‧ment

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