noun
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an admission, acknowledgement, assent or agreement.
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a formal declaration; a making of a statement in a formal manner.
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a promise to marriage; betrothal; engagement.
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a solemn promise made to or in the name of a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service or condition; a vow.
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(law.) a pleading setting forth the plaintiff's case or cause of action; formal charge or accusation; a plea or complaint.