单词 | committing |
释义 | committingn. The action of commit v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > of something bad perpetrationc1429 committing1463 commissionc1485 commitment1611 perpetrating1615 committal1616 society > law > legislation > [noun] > referring to committee committing1463 commitment?1601 committal1779 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > wrongful deed > [noun] > performance of committing1463 commissionc1485 commitment1611 committal1616 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > violation of law > committing an offence or a crime committinga1631 1463–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1463 §40. m. 17 Any graunte or grauntes, lese or leses, dimise or dimises, committyng or committynges, by us unto hir..made. 1509 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 289/1 Sen the committyng of the said slauchter. 1559 in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1725) I. App. viii. 21 The..committinge of administration of the goodes of the intestate. a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. vi. §5 Of Affirmations and Denyals, of Omissions and Committings. 1641 Ld. G. Digby 3rd Speech to Commons 6 The committing of this Petition may give countenance to that designe. 1735 Polit. State Great Brit. Dec. 577 I have agreed to the committing of this Bill without any objection. 1797 J. Holliday Life William Earl Mansfield i. 38 Before the committing of the said murder and riot it was commonly reported in Edinburgh, that some such atrocious fact would be attempted. 1841 G. Towsend Life John Foxe in Acts & Monuments John Foxe I. 463 I need not proceed to relate their dying committings of their souls to God. 1845 Musical Times 1 142/1 The committing to paper is done quickly enough. 1897 J. Walton Incidents Illus. Doctr. & Hist. Soc. Friends vi. 208 The Journal of Richard Davies..describing the committing to prison of some Friends in Wales. 1931 B. Marshall Father Malachy's Miracle (1955) iii. 29 He did not spend hours in the preparation and the committing to memory of long jeremiads or exhortations. 1956 Auk 73 472 Twenty-nine years is a long time between the committing of an error and its correction but—better late than never. 1982 Managerial & Decision Econ. 3 42/2 Time must elapse between the committing of resources to production and sale of the end product. 2010 Bakersfield Californian 12 Nov. 23/2 What life circumstances and experiences have led to the committing of a capital crime? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). committingadj.ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [adjective] > committing committinga1643 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > violating the law > committing an offence committinga1643 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > of desires, pleasures, etc. lustlyc1200 buckish?1521 concupiscible1526 concupiscential1577 committinga1643 satyrish1876 a1643 W. Cartwright Siedge i. v, in Comedies (1651) sig. Hv He..survey'd each Virgin With a most eager and committing Look. 1660 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg 235 They had such committing and scandalous looks. 2. gen. That commits, in various senses of commit v.; esp. that consigns a person to imprisonment, custody, or detention. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promising committing1682 sponsionala1684 swearing1727 engaging1883 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [adjective] > committing to custody committing1682 1682 J. Flavell Righteous Man's Refuge in Pract. Treat. Fear (new ed.) 278 The committing acts of Faith. 1789 Diary; or, Woodfall's Reg. 8 Oct. Sir Samuel Bradstreet, Bart. committing Judge, has demanded 10,000l. bail. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Nov. 9/2 The committing magistrates..were among those who memorialized for a reprieve. 1909 Railroad Trainman Mar. 230/1 He has innocently..signed away a lawful right which could have been discerned only by men whose occupations enable them to see the legal effect of the committing statement. 1982 Jrnl. Health & Soc. Behavior 23 3/1 This has generally meant that the patient's spouse, closest relative, or other committing party has served as the researcher's informant concerning the patient's unusual or bizarre behaviour. 1998 Daily Tel. 6 Feb. 3/3 It had come to the Old Bailey because it was the committing court for the area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1463adj.a1643 |
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