Noun

(en noun)

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

# 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:

# Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date

Being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.

The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.

State of being pledged or engaged.

The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or jail.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of arranging.

The manner of being arranged.

A collection of things that have been arranged.

A particular way in which items are organized.

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(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

An agreement.

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.