commitment 音标拼音: [kəm'ɪtmənt]
n . 委托,实行,承担义务,赞助
委托,实行,承担义务,赞助
commitment 承诺
commitment 承诺
commitment n 1 :
the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose ; "
a man of energy and commitment " [
synonym : {
committedness },
{
commitment }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
commitment }, {
allegiance }, {
loyalty }, {
dedication }]
3 :
an engagement by contract involving financial obligation ;
"
his business commitments took him to London "
4 :
a message that makes a pledge [
synonym : {
commitment },
{
dedication }]
5 :
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (
as in a prison or mental hospital ) [
synonym : {
commitment }, {
committal },
{
consignment }]
Commitment \
Com *
mit "
ment \,
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 .
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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 .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
A doing ,
or perpetration ,
in a bad sense ,
as of a crime or blunder ;
commission .
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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 .
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1913 Webster ]
201 Moby Thesaurus words for "
commitment ":
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legation ,
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mittimus ,
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onus ,
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resoluteness ,
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respect ,
responsibility ,
right ,
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self -
abasement ,
self -
abnegation ,
self -
denial ,
self -
devotion ,
self -
effacement ,
self -
forgetfulness ,
self -
immolation ,
self -
imposed duty ,
self -
neglect ,
self -
neglectfulness ,
self -
renouncement ,
self -
sacrifice ,
self -
subjection ,
self -
will ,
selflessness ,
seriousness ,
sincerity ,
single -
mindedness ,
spirit ,
staunchness ,
steadfastness ,
task ,
tenacity ,
total commitment ,
tried -
and -
trueness ,
triedness ,
trueness ,
trust ,
trusteeship ,
unacquisitiveness ,
understanding ,
undertaking ,
unpossessiveness ,
unselfishness ,
vehemence ,
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warmth ,
warrant ,
will ,
work ,
zeal COMMITMENT ,
criminal law ,
practice .
The warrant .
or order by which a court or magistrate directs a ministerial officer to take a person to prison .
The commitment is either for further hearing , (
q .
v .)
or it is final .
2 .
The formal requisites of the commitment are ,
1st .
that it be in writing ,
under hand ,
and seal ,
and show the authority of the magistrate ,
and the time and place of making it .
3 Har . &
McHen .
113 ;
Charl .
280 ;
3 Cranch ,
R .
448 ;
see Harp .
R .
313 .
In this case it is said a seal is not indispensable .
3 . -
2d .
It must be made in the name of the United States ,
or of the commonwealth ,
or people ,
as required by the constitution of the United States or ,
of the several states .
4 . -
3d .
It should be directed to the keeper of the prison ,
and not generally to carry the party to prison .
2 Str .
934 ;
1 Ld .
Raym .
424 .
5 . -
4th .
The prisoner should be described by his name and surname ,
or the name he gives as his .
6 . -
5th .
The commitment ought to state that the party has been charged on oath .
3 Cranch ,
R .
448 .
But see 2 Virg .
Cas .
504 ;
2 Bail .
R .
290 .
7 . -
6th .
The particular crime charged against the prisoner should be mentioned with convenient certainty .
3 Cranch ,
R .
449 ;
11 St .
Tr .
304 .
318 ;
Hawk .
B .
2 ,
c .
16 ,
s .
16 Chit .
Cr .
Law ,
110 .
8 . -
7th .
The commitment should point out the place of imprisonment ,
and not merely direct that the party be taken to prison .
2 Str .
934 ;
1 Ld .
Ray .
424 .
9 . -
8th .
In a final commitment ,
the command to the keeper of the prison should be to keep the prisoner "
until he shall be discharged by due course of law ,"
when the offence is not bailable ;
when it is bailable the gaoler should be ,
directed to keep the prisoner in his "
said custody for want of sureties ,
or until he shall be discharged by due course of law ."
When the commitment is not final ,
it is usual to commit the prisoner "
for further hearing ."
The commitment is also called a mittimus . (
q .
v .)
10 .
The act of sending a person to prison charged with the commission of a crime by virtue of such a warrant is also called a commitment .
Vide ,
generally ,
4 Vin .
Ab .
576 ;
Bac .
Ab .
h .
t .;
4 Cranch ,
R .
129 ;
4 Dall .
R .
412 ;
1 Ashm .
R .
248 ;
1 Cowen ,
R .
144 ;
3 Conn .
R .
502 ;
Wright ,
R .
691 ;
2 Virg .
Cas .
276 ;
Hardin ,
R .
249 ;
4 Mass .
R .
497 ;
14 John .
R .
371 2 Virg .
Cas .
594 ;
1 Tyler ,
R .
444 ;
U .
S .
Dig .
h .
t .
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