Updated to reflect new comments.

Author: pppelll

ontologies/gistCore.ttl

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ gist:Agreement
 			]
 		) ;
 	] ;
-	skos:definition "A mutually understood arrangement for two or more parties to make commitments."^^xsd:string ;
+	skos:definition "A mutually understood arrangement whereby two or more parties to make commitments."^^xsd:string ;
 	skos:example "A gym membership is an agreement in which the member commits to paying the gym a certain amount at a certain frequency, and the gym commits to maintaining and allowing access to their facilities."^^xsd:string ;
 	skos:prefLabel "Agreement"^^xsd:string ;
 	skos:scopeNote "While an agreement has two or more parties, and contains commitments which bind those parties, it will not be necessary in all contexts to instantiate each individual commitment that is part of an agreement."^^xsd:string ;
@@ -343,16 +343,17 @@ gist:Commitment
 			]
 		) ;
 	] ;
-	skos:definition "A binding statement of intent for a party to do something which creates an obligation to another party."^^xsd:string ;
+	skos:definition "A promise made by a single party to do something which creates a binding obligation to another party."^^xsd:string ;
 	skos:example
+		"In the context of ticket sales, a performer makes a single commitment to hold a performance, regardless of how many ticket purchasers there are."^^xsd:string ,
 		"Upon selling a treasury bill, the U.S. government makes a commitment to pay the purchaser a stated amount at a stated time."^^xsd:string ,
 		"When signing an NDA, the signatory commits to keeping specified information confidential."^^xsd:string
 		;
 	skos:prefLabel "Commitment"^^xsd:string ;
 	skos:scopeNote
-		"A commitment is strictly unilateral; i.e., it is binding on only one party. This is in contrast to gist:Agreement, which is a composition of commitments between two or more parties, and is therefore non-unilateral."^^xsd:string ,
-		"Commitments are individuated by the actions through which they are fulfilled. For example, if a performer makes a commitment to every ticket purchaser to hold a performance, the commitment is singular because the performer fulfils their obligation with a single act (holding the performance)."^^xsd:string ,
-		"The manner in which a commitment is binding may vary. Typically in a business context, we are interested in legally binding commitments, however, it is possible for a commitment to be binding in another way, such as morally binding."^^xsd:string
+		"A commitment is strictly unilateral; i.e., it is binding on only one party. This is in contrast to gist:Agreement, which is a composition of commitments between two or more parties, and is therefore multi-lateral."^^xsd:string ,
+		"A commitment may create an obligation with multiple obligees, however, regardless of the number of obligee parties, there is only one commitment so long as there is only one obligation."^^xsd:string ,
+		"The manner in which a commitment is binding may vary. Typically in a business context, we are interested in legally binding commitments."^^xsd:string
 		;
 	.