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21commit someone for trial — commit someone/something for trial british phrase if a magistrate (=a judge in a lower court) commits a person or a case for trial, they send the person or case to a higher court Thesaurus: appearing in courthyponym Main entry: commit …
22commit — verb committed, committing (T) 1 CRIME to do something wrong or illegal: commit a crime: Women commit fewer crimes than men. | commit murder/rape/adultery etc: Brady committed a series of brutal murders. | commit suicide (=kill yourself… …
23commit*/*/*/ — [kəˈmɪt] verb 1) [T] to do something that is illegal or morally wrong The study aims to find out what makes people commit crimes.[/ex] He had admitted to committing adultery.[/ex] Reports suggest that the singer committed suicide (= killed… …
24commit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perpetrate, perform, do; refer, consign, entrust; confide, commend; take into custody, confine. See action, commission, lawsuit, promise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perform] Syn. perpetrate, do, act …
25commit yourself — 1) to agree to do something important Take a little time to think before committing yourself. commit yourself to (doing) something: I have committed myself to the task for at least the coming year. 2) to decide to have a permanent relationship… …
26Commit (motion) — The motion to commit (or refer), in parliamentary procedure, is used to refer another motion usually a main motion to a committee. Contents 1 Explanation and Use 1.1 Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) 1.2 …
27commit — /kə mɪt/ verb ♦ to commit yourself to to guarantee something, especially a loan issue, or to guarantee to do something …
28There's Something About Miriam — is a reality television show filmed in 2003 and originally aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 in February 2004. Hosted by Tim Vincent, it featured six men wooing 21 year old Mexican model Miriam without revealing that she was a transwoman until… …
29Rescind or amend something previously adopted — The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand a previous action or order. Explanation and Use Rescind, repeal, or annul (RONR) Class Motion that brings a question again before the assembly In… …
30irregardless of something — irregardless of (something) without being influenced by something. If you come to this country and commit a crime, I think that irregardless of whether you re now a citizen, you should be deported. Usage notes: not considered standard English …
