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.
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.