What does "committed" mean? "committed crimes"?

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Worst predators rarely committed
Controversial U.S. program to keep dangerous sex offenders locked up after their sentences end has resulted in just 15 commitments.

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http://www.usatoday.com/

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[+3] - tsarstepan - 03/19/2012The term does not necessarily mean jail alone. [quote][b]commitment[/b] legal definition noun 2. An order, especially one from a court, directing that a person be taken to and placed in...

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It means 'put in jail.'

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@Cycloptichorn,

The term does not necessarily mean jail alone.

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commitment legal definition
noun

2. An order, especially one from a court, directing that a person be taken to and placed in the care or custody of a hospital, mental health facility, prison, or similar institution.

In this context, the term committed means that these specific sexual offenders have been forced into longer prison sentences (an additional sentence above and beyond what the courts have decided prior to their conviction) or forced to stay involuntarily into other similar institutions.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-13/dangerous-sexual-predators-detained/53621210/1

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To investigate the 136 civil commitment cases the U.S. Justice Department has filed so far

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

Context:
Worst predators rarely committed
Controversial U.S. program to keep dangerous sex offenders locked up after their sentences end has resulted in just 15 commitments.

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/

Committed also means completely engrossed in something

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Thank you all

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

Thank you all

Por nada

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