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obligation
[ ob-li-gey-shuhn ]
noun
- something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
Synonyms:
- something that is done or is to be done for such reasons:
to fulfill one's obligations.
- a binding promise, contract, sense of duty, etc.
- the act of binding or obliging oneself by a promise, contract, etc.
- Law.
- an agreement enforceable by law, originally applied to promises under seal.
- a document containing such an agreement.
- a bond containing a penalty, with a condition annexed for payment of money, performance of covenants, etc.
Synonyms: ,
- any bond, note, bill, certificate, or the like, as of a government or a corporation, serving as evidence of indebtedness.
- an indebtedness or amount of indebtedness.
- a favor, service, or benefit for which gratitude is due.
- a debt of gratitude:
He felt an obligation to his teacher.
- the state of being under a debt, as of gratitude, for a favor, service, or benefit.
obligation
/ ˌɒɪˈɡɪʃə /
noun
- a moral or legal requirement; duty
- the act of obligating or the state of being obligated
- law a legally enforceable agreement to perform some act, esp to pay money, for the benefit of another party
- law
- a written contract containing a penalty
- an instrument acknowledging indebtedness to secure the repayment of money borrowed
- a person or thing to which one is bound morally or legally
- something owed in return for a service or favour
- a service or favour for which one is indebted
Derived Forms
- ˌDzˈپDzԲ, adjective
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- o··tDz noun
- o··tDz noun
- p·Dzl·tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of obligation1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He also has a constitutional obligation to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed,’ and that doesn’t involve rewriting them however he sees fit.”
The certification directs state and school leaders to sign a “reminder of legal obligations” acknowledging their federal money is conditioned on compliance with federal civil rights laws.
The UN's Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention sets out obligations for governments to protect the rights.
A state education official said the threat “flies in the face of our moral obligation to care for our country’s children.”
“Our obligation is to pursue the truth, even when it is inconvenient.”
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