Commit

TO 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.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

Mentioned in

"The Civil Rights Cases"
abet
Abettor
Abuse Excuse
Accessary
Accidental Killing
adultery
Age of Reason
amnesty
arrest
arrestable offence
art and part
Assassination
Assault and Battery
attempt
bail bandit
battery
burglary
capital punishment

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