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See: IN COMMISSION or INTO COMMISSION, OUT OF COMMISSION.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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out of commission

[out of commission] {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in commission] or [into commission] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On duty or ready to be put on duty by a naval or military service; in active service. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

into commission

[into commission] See: [IN COMMISSION]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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