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commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n
1. the act of committing or pledging 2. the state of being committed or pledged 3. an obligation, promise, etc. that restricts one's freedom of action 4. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) the referral of a bill to a committee or legislature 5. (Law) Also called (esp formerly) mittimus Law a written order of a court directing that a person be imprisoned 6. the official consignment of a person to a mental hospital or prison 7. commission or perpetration, esp of a crime 8. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) a future financial obligation or contingent liability Also called (esp for senses 5, 6) committal [kəˈmɪtəl] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
commitment noun 1. dedication, loyalty, devotion, adherence a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism dedication wavering, indecisiveness, vacillation 2. responsibility, tie, duty, obligation, liability, engagement I've got too many commitments to take on anything more right now. Translations commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] N 1. (= obligation) → obligación f he has heavy teaching commitments → tiene muchas obligaciones como profesor family commitments → obligaciones familiares 2. (= pledge) to give a commitment to do sth → comprometerse a hacer algo she would give no commitment → no quiso comprometerse commitment n (= obligation) → Verpflichtung f; (= dedication) → Engagement nt; his family commitments → seine familiären Verpflichtungen pl; his teaching commitments → seine Lehrverpflichtungen pl; there’s no commitment (to buy) → es besteht kein(erlei) Kaufzwang; to make a commitment to do something (form) → sich verpflichten, etw zu tun; the trainer demands one hundred per cent commitment from his team → der Trainer verlangt von seiner Mannschaft hundertprozentigen Einsatz; his commitment to his job is total → er geht völlig in seiner Arbeit auf; political/military commitment → politisches/militärisches Engagement; he is frightened of commitment (in relationship) → er hat Angst davor, sich festzulegen (Parl, of bill) → Überweisung f → an den (zuständigen) Ausschuss commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione f he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione f he refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The magistrate, upon the encouragement of so learned a coadjutor, and upon the violent intercession of the squire, was at length prevailed upon to seat himself in the chair of justice, where being placed, upon viewing the muff which Jones still held in his hand, and upon the parson's swearing it to be the property of Mr Western, he desired Mr Fitzpatrick to draw up a commitment, which he said he would sign. The awful discretion which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most distinguished characters of the community, forbids the commitment of the trust to a small number of persons. The handbills of the selectmen would cause the commitment of all the vagabonds in the State; the paragraph in the Parker's Falls Gazette would be reprinted from Maine to Florida, and perhaps form an item in the London newspapers; and many a miser would tremble for his money bags and life, on learning the catastrophe of Mr. |
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