commission
38
6.1
- noun
- /kəˈmɪʃən/
- Formal
:
comisión
- Witnesses reported seeing the suspect fleeing the scene at the time of the commission of the crime.
- the commission of a crime
- acts of commission
- errors of commission
Intent to, in this case, conceal the Commission of another crime.
- Intent to, in this case, conceal the Commission of another crime.
- Like was the the Commission of the crime vile and wanton?
- And when the sin of Commission happens, you feel really destabilized.
Examples
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No, a 21-year-old clerk was killed in a commission of a robbery.
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But this trial has shown that under a national crisis, ordinary, even able and extraordinary men can delude themselves into the commission of crimes so vast and heinous that they beggar the imagination.
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Have you ever been involved in the commission of a crime?
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"In the absence of any formal law enforcement authority, "a unit may act as needed to obstruct a perpetrator in the commission of a crime."
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Obedience to a superior order will not be justification for the commission of clearly punishable acts.
Academic text (1991) -
Have you ever been involved in the commission of a crime?
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The police arrested several suspects during the commission of a robbery.
Synonyms
321
2.0
An action people see as wrong even if it is not illegal
2
8.0
An act of committing a crime or other bad action
An act of breaking the law
An act that harms someone or property and is against the law
Antonyms
Compounds
24
4.6
A U.S. government agency that watches financial markets and protects investors
15
3.5
A United States government agency that regulates radio, television, and internet companies
- Formal
14
6.0
A panel that tries people for crimes under armed forces law, for example war crimes
12
3.9
A US agency that keeps business competition fair and protects consumers
8
4.4
A United States government agency that licenses and checks safety at nuclear power plants
- Formal
5
3.9
A group of people who make plans and decisions about how a town or city grows
4
4.2
A former United States government agency that oversaw nuclear energy research and civilian use
- Formal
2
6.1
An independent group of respected experts who study a public problem and give advice
- Formal
1
3.6
A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide
1
7.5
A former federal agency in the United States that set prices and rules for trains and other transport between states
- Formal
A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs
A United Nations group that works for equal rights for women worldwide
- Formal
A small elected group that runs a city government, each member managing one department
A group set up by the UN Economic and Social Council to study and advise on economic or social issues
A United Nations group that helps African countries develop their economies
A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies
An organization in the United Nations that helps European countries work together on economic matters
A United Nations group that helps Latin American countries grow their economies
- Formal
A group set up by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to work on a global issue
A left-wing armed group in Bolivia that brings together small indigenous armed groups and follows revolutionary ideas from the 1960s
- Formal
A United Nations group that gives advice about population size and growth worldwide
- Formal
Independent United States agency that recommends prices for mail services
A United Nations group that helps countries reduce poverty and include all people in society
How Serious
- Formal
9
8.2
- Specialized
310
5.5
- Formal
38
6.1
- US
351
3.3
47
7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
commission = commit (opaque) = commiss + ion
The word 'commission' in this sense is derived from 'commit', but the specific meaning related to crime is not directly transparent.
Etymology
Commission in the phrase 'commission of a crime' is related to the verb commit and comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and mittere 'to send', so here it means the 'doing' or carrying out of a wrongful act.