Definition of "commitment"

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

1. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.  examples

2. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.  examples

Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

1. Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.  examples

Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.  examples

The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.  quotations  examples

Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.  examples

State of being pledged or engaged.  examples

The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.  examples