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COMMITMENT
commitment, committal, consignment
(noun) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication
(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”
commitment
(noun) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; “his business commitments took him to London”
committedness, commitment
(noun) the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; “a man of energy and commitment”
commitment, dedication
(noun) a message that makes a pledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
commitment (countable and uncountable, plural commitments)
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially
Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
State of being pledged or engaged.
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
Synonyms
• allegiance
• charge
• committal
• consignment
• dedication
• devoir
• duty
• engagement
• guarantee
• loyalty
• liability
• must
• need
• oath
• obligation
• ought
• pledge
• promise
• responsibility
• undertaking
• vow
• word
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mit"ment, n.
1. The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp., the act of commiting 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 preperation, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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