Editing Promise (section)

{{Short description|Commitment to do or not do something}}
{{Other uses}}
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/promise|title=Promise|access-date=26 April 2018|via=The Free Dictionary}}</ref> It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.<ref>Pierce, Doris. ''Journal of Occupational Science'', V. 19 (4), 09/2012, pp. 298–311</ref>

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