prior commitment
1prior — I pri•or [[t]ˈpraɪ ər[/t]] adj. 1) preceding in time or order; earlier: a prior commitment[/ex] 2) preceding in importance or privilege • prior to Etymology: 1705–15; < L: former, elder, superior (adj.), before (adv.); akin to prime, pre… …
2Commitment scheme — In cryptography, a commitment scheme allows one to commit to a value while keeping it hidden, with the ability to reveal the committed value later. Commitments are used to bind a party to a value so that they cannot adapt to other messages in… …
3commitment — noun 1 willingness to give time/energy to sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ clear, deep, firm, genuine, great …
4prior — adj. Prior is used with these nouns: ↑approval, ↑authorization, ↑claim, ↑commitment, ↑consent, ↑conviction, ↑engagement, ↑existence, ↑expectation, ↑experience, ↑knowledge, ↑ …
5Involuntary commitment — For involuntary treatment in non hospital settings, see involuntary treatment. Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court ordered into treatment in a… …
6Outpatient commitment — refers to mental health law that allows the compulsory, community based treatment of individuals with mental illness. In the United States the term assisted outpatient treatment or AOT is often used and refers to a process whereby a judge orders… …
7Organizational commitment — in the fields of Organizational Behavior and Industrial/Organizational Psychology is, in a general sense, the employee s psychological attachment to the organization. It can be contrasted with other work related attitudes, such as job… …
8Forward Commitment Procurement — (FCP) is a procurement model that can be used to deliver cost effective environmental products and services to the public sector and help to create the market conditions in which the environmental goods and services sector can thrive.The model… …
9Matt Prior — For the St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league player, see Matt Prior (rugby league). Matt Prior Personal information Full name Matthew James Prior Born 26 February 1982 …
10Escalation of commitment — was first described by Barry M. Staw in his 1976 paper, Knee deep in the big muddy: A study of escalating commitment to a chosen course of action .[1] More recently the term sunk cost fallacy has been used to describe the phenomenon where people… …
