State of being pledged or engaged.
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
An agreement or contract.
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
To form an agreement or contract.
To make more dense; to compress.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.