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es as, for the sake, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health. Moved with wrath and shame and ladies; sake. Spenser. I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Gen. viii. 21. Will he draw out, For an…

ty of providing public school accomodation for all children in their dictrict. -- School commitee, School board, an elected commitee of citizens having charge and care of the public schools in any district, town, or city, and responsible control of the money appropriated for school purposes. [U.S.] -- School days, the…

trained for service as sailors. Also, a vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners.

An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll. Brande & C.

Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. Dryden.

st, even where Satan's seat is. Rev. ii. 13. He that builds a fair house upon an ill seat committeth himself to prison. Bacon. A seat of plenty, content, and tranquillity. Macaulay.

An agent in the massacres in Paris, committed in patriotic frenzy, on the 22d of September, 1792.

One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.

ffset. I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman. D. Jerrold.

By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.

Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.

ciency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. John viii. 34. Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John iii. 4. I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly win. Shak. Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. Milton.…

opriety, as in deeds or manners. Cæsar, by dismissing his guards and retaining his power, committed a dangerous solecism in politics. C. Middleton. The idea of having committed the slightest solecism in politeness was agony to him. Sir W. Scott.

One who commits a solecism. Blackwall.

To commit a solecism. [R.] Dr. H. More.

woman who, professing to have received a miraculous calling, preached and prophesied, and committed many impious absurdities.

y; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.

To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.

The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser.

To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.