To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
To put into active service.
To place an order for (often a piece of art).
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
The thing to be done as agent for another.
The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.