Promise

A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give.[1] It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.[2]

In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.

  1. ^ "Promise". Retrieved 26 April 2018 – via The Free Dictionary.
  2. ^ Pierce, Doris. Journal of Occupational Science, V. 19 (4), 09/2012, pp. 298–311