com·mit vb com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting
vt
1 a: to put into another's charge or trust: entrust consign
committed her children to her sister's care
b: to place in a prison or mental hospital esp. by judicial order
was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital — In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988) compare institutionalize, interdict
c: to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report
commit the crime bill to the joint committee
2: to carry into action deliberately: perpetrate
to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas — U.S. Constitution art. I
3: obligate bind
vi: to obligate or bind oneself
would not commit to the irrevocable order
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.