(pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

By commission; resulting from a positive act. / (pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.

plural of commissive

In a commissive manner.

(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something. / (transitive) To place an order for (often a piece of art).

A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). / An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. / The thing to be done as agent for another.

simple past tense and past participle of commission

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commission

plural of commission

present participle of commission