COMMITMENT

noun a doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

2. commitment ·noun a warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person;

— more frequently termed a mittimus.

3. commitment ·noun the act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; ·esp., the act of committing to prison.

4. commitment ·noun the act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

5. commitment ·noun the act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.