n. 1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison. [ 1913 Webster ]
They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]