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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
com·mit·ment 
[kuh-mit-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
[kuh-mit-muhnt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of committing. |
| 2. | the state of being committed. |
| 3. | the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself. |
| 4. | a pledge or promise; obligation: We have made a commitment to pay our bills on time. |
| 5. | engagement; involvement: They have a sincere commitment to religion. |
| 6. | perpetration or commission, as of a crime. |
| 7. | consignment, as to prison. |
| 8. | confinement to a mental institution or hospital: The psychiatrist recommended commitment. |
| 9. | an order, as by a court or judge, confining a person to a mental institution or hospital. |
| 10. | Law. a written order of a court directing that someone be confined in prison; mittimus. |
| 11. | Parliamentary Procedure. the act of referring or entrusting to a committee for consideration. |
| 12. | Stock Exchange.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| com·mit·ment
(kə-mĭt'mənt) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| commitment | |
noun | |
| 1. | the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" [syn: committedness] |
| 2. | the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" |
| 3. | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" |
| 4. | a message that makes a pledge |
| 5. | the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: commitment
Function: noun
1 : an act of committing: as a : placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospitalcommitment> —compare INCOMPETENT, INTERDICTION
NOTE: Commitment to a mental health facility is called civil commitment when it is not part of a criminal proceeding. Civil commitment proceedings are initiated by the patient, in the case of voluntary commitment, or by someone (as a family member or government agent) authorized by statute to petition for the patient's involuntary commitment. Some form of a hearing and periodic review is required in involuntary commitment proceedings. A criminal defendant may be committed to a mental hospital as a result of being found incompetent to stand trial, not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to be sentenced. b : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee c : a warrant committing someone to a prison
2 : an agreement or promise to do something in the future; especially : a promise to assume a financial obligation at a future datecommitments>
Main Entry: commitment
Function: noun
1 : an act of committing: as a : placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital
NOTE: Commitment to a mental health facility is called civil commitment when it is not part of a criminal proceeding. Civil commitment proceedings are initiated by the patient, in the case of voluntary commitment, or by someone (as a family member or government agent) authorized by statute to petition for the patient's involuntary commitment. Some form of a hearing and periodic review is required in involuntary commitment proceedings. A criminal defendant may be committed to a mental hospital as a result of being found incompetent to stand trial, not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to be sentenced. b : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee c : a warrant committing someone to a prison
2 : an agreement or promise to do something in the future; especially : a promise to assume a financial obligation at a future date
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Commitment
Com*mit"ment\, n. 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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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