Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,088,733,809 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

commitment
(redirected from Commitments)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
commitment,
n in behavioral medicine, one of the three attitudes associated with stress hardiness. Characterized by feelings of fidelity and integrity and recognition that one's actions are important and valuable. See also stress hardiness.
commitment Forensic psychiatry An order or process by which a court or magistrate directs its officer(s) to take a mentally ill person to a mental health facility or penal institution; commitment proceedings can be civil or criminal, voluntary or involuntary, and usually require a court or judicial proceeding. See Emergency psychiatric commitment.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Total classified credit commitments (those rated as either substandard, doubtful, or loss) fell $21.
Data show continued improvement in Credit Quality by Federal Reserve Bulletin
African Philosophy focuses on an exciting set of interrelated metaphysical issues: the nature of ontological commitments in African thought systems, whether these commitments are rooted in the supernatural or empirical, and whether they have implications for human values.
Lee Brown, ed. African Philosophy: New and Traditional Perspectives by Ikuenobe, Polycarp / African American Review
The second publication, Honouring Our Commitment: A policy paper about `Realising Australia's Commitment to Young People', which was produced by DSF, briefly reviews the recent history of commitments by Australian governments to young people and then argues that it is time to implement a National Youth Commitment.
Realising Australia's Commitment to Young People: Scope, benefits, ... by Headley, Sue / Youth Studies Australia
More results
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.