Commitment

[kə'mɪtm(ə)nt] or [kə'mɪtmənt]

Definition

(noun.) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital).

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; 'his business commitments took him to London'.

(noun.) a message that makes a pledge.

Typed by Gwendolyn--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

(n.) A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

(n.) The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

(n.) A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

(n.) The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.

Checker: Maryann

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Imprisonment, committal.

Editor: Vince