(noun.) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital).
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; 'his business commitments took him to London'.
(noun.) a message that makes a pledge.
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