Commitment

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

II. Commitment ·noun A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person;

— more frequently termed a mittimus.

III. Commitment ·noun The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; ·esp., the act of committing to prison.

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

V. Commitment ·noun The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.