Commit and Restrain

Commit

Commit verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Usage example: committed the rapist to prison

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Restrain and commit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Commit".

Restrain verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: the suspect was restrained and taken to an undisclosed location

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Commit and restrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commit" instead a verb "Restrain".

way	commit way	restrain way
actions	commit actions	restrain actions

Students with the "Heroic" personality must be disposed of: if they see you commit a murder, they will attempt to restrain you.

Source: Leave No Witnesses
In Urusei Yatsura, There are a couple of manga chapters/TV episodes that end with Shuutaro Mendou threatening to commit suicide out of shame, though he never follows through for various reasons (mostly concerning a cloud of girls who physically restrain him from doing so).

Source: Seppuku

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