commitment vs warrant

commitment

noun
  • Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. 

  • The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail. 

  • The trait of sincerity and focused purpose. 

  • The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. 

  • State of being pledged or engaged. 

  • Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution. 

  • Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially 

  • Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. 

  • Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date. 

warrant

noun
  • A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment. 

  • Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior. 

  • A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer. 

  • An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer. 

  • Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof. 

  • Underclay in a coal mine. 

  • A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness. 

  • An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money. 

verb
  • To justify; to give grounds for. 

  • To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something). 

  • To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.). 

  • To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly. 

How often have the words commitment and warrant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )