Meaning

1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
2. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
3. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
4. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
5. Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
6. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
7. Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
8. State of being pledged or engaged.
9. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.