Main entry: commitment, committal, consignment
Definition: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Main entry: dedication, loyalty, commitment, allegiance
Definition: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Usage: his long commitment to public service; they felt no loyalty to a losing team
Main entry: commitment
Definition: an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
Usage: his business commitments took him to London
Main entry: commitment, committedness
Definition: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
Usage: a man of energy and commitment
Main entry: dedication, commitment
Definition: a message that makes a pledge