meaning of commitment

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


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