Commitment
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Framework senses
- §1
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- §2
- the act of binding yourself, intellectually or emotionally, to a course of action
- §3
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
- §4
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- §5
- a message that makes a pledge