commitment vs pact

commitment

noun
  • 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. 

pact

noun
  • An agreement; a compact; a covenant. 

  • An alliance or coalition. 

  • An agreement between two or more nations 

verb
  • To form a pact; to agree formally. 

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