Payment for Commitment

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Question

One young man committed to another young man that if he does not go to a certain yeshiva, he will give him a sum of money, and they made a document and kinyan for this. Indeed, the young man is not going to that yeshiva. Is the first one obligated to pay the money?

Answer

He is obligated.

Source

Ketubot 81:

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