commited is more preferred than commissioned

[Ly]

Common Errors in English, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #12 "Latin Words", question 5

The detective came to the conclusion that the crime had been commissioned by person or persons unknown.

(a) detective
(b) conclusion
(c) commissioned
(d) unknown

Common Errors in English, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #12 "Latin Words", answer 5

The detective came to the conclusion that the crime had been committed by person or persons unknown.

Correct entry: committed
The error was: (c) commissioned
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commited is more preferred than commissioned.

Ly

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes. 'Commission' is seldom used of crimes.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[Yankee]

You can use 'commission' as a noun with the word 'crime' (i.e. the commission of a crime), but it would be unusual to use 'commission' as a verb with the word 'crime'.

Look at the definitions of the verb 'commission' here.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English