commit : Idioms & Phrases
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Attempt to commit a crime
(Law) , such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result, if not extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed to effect.
Webster 1913
commit suicide
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verb kill oneself
- the terminally ill patient committed suicide
WordNet
Fully committed
(Law) , committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination.
Webster 1913
To commit a bill
(Legislation) , to refer or intrust it to a committee or others, to be considered and reported.
Webster 1913
To commit to memory , ∨ To commit
- to learn by heart; to memorize.
