n.
1.the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
2.the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
3.an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
4.a message that makes a pledge
5.the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Idiom of the Day
read the riot act (to someone)
to give someone a strong warning or scolding
The teacher read the riot act to her students when they began to misbehave in class.
