Ashurnasirpal II. Ashur-nasir-pal II (centre) meets a high official after a successful battle. Ashur-nasir-pal II (transliteration: AÅ¡Å¡ur-nÄá¹£ir-apli, meaning Ashur is guardian of the heir) was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. Ashurnasirpal II succeeded his father, Tukulti-Ninurta II, in 883 BC.
Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Commitment(noun) the act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison. Commitment(noun) a warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus. Commitment(noun) the act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill. Commitment(noun) a doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.
Best Answer: A bench warrant is one that is usually issued by a sitting judge or magistrate for a person who has missed a court appearance. These are arrest on sight warrants and the subject of these warrants are usually considered flight risks. An open warrant is an arrest warrant that has been issued and not yet returned to the court. In other words, the subject of the warrant has not yet been arrested.