A person who commits or entrusts something to another person's care.
From Latin committens, present participle of committere 'to commit'. This legal term designates the party initiating a commitment.
In legal documents, the committent is the person initiating the action—they're the one making something happen, which is why the distinction between committent and committor matters in contracts.
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