See Also: commitment(dictionary)
commitment(medicine)
self-commitment(medicine)
commitment(dictionary)
Commitment Fee(money)
Commitment(money)
Commitment(finance)
Advance commitment(finance)
Loan commitment(finance)
Standby commitment(finance)

commitment (iou)



commitment noun. L16.
[from COMMIT + -MENT.]
The action of officially consigning a person to custody; imprisonment, esp. until trial. L16.
b. A warrant or order consigning a person to prison etc. M18.
The action of committing an offence etc. E17-M18.
The action of referring a parliamentary bill etc. to a committee. E17.
gen. The action of entrusting or consigning for treatment or safe keeping. L17.
The action of committing oneself or another to a course of action etc. L18.
b. [translating French engagement.] (Moral, political, artistic, etc.) involvement restricting freedom of action. M20.
An engagement, an obligation; an act of committing oneself. M19.