Commitment: alternatives and connections

Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

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The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such sta…

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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

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The act of devoting; consecration.

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The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.

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Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…

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The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibili…

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The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

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A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.

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The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specif…

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of Swear

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Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.

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The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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The act of involving or infolding.

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The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.

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The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Loyal.

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Loyal.

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of Commit

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of Commit

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To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or…

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The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.

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The act of consigning; consignation.

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The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

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The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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