Legal Definition of Commit, Commitment

To send a person to prison by virtue of a warrant or other lawful writ, for the commission of a crime, or for a contempt, or non-payment of a debt.2 min read

Commit: To send a person to prison by virtue of a warrant or other lawful writ, for the commission of a crime, offence or misdemeanor, or for a contempt, or non-payment of a debt.

Commitment: The warrant or order by which a court or magistrate directs a ministerial officer to take a person to prison. The commitment is either for further hearing or it is final.

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