enforceable obligation

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• obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… …   Law dictionary

• obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… …   Black's law dictionary

• obligation — n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a burdensome task. 3 a binding agreement, esp. one enforceable under legal penalty; a written contract or bond. 4 a a service or benefit (repay an obligation). b… …   Useful english dictionary

• obligation — /ob li gay sheuhn/, n. 1. 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. 2. something that is done or is to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one… …   Universalium

• enforceable — enforce ► VERB 1) compel compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation). 2) cause to happen by necessity or force. DERIVATIVES enforceable adjective enforced adjective enforcement noun enforcer noun …   English terms dictionary

• obligation — ob•li•ga•tion [[t]ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) something by which a person is bound to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc 2) something done or to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one s… …   From formal English to slang

• impairing the obligation of contracts — A law which impairs the obligation of a contract is one which renders the contract in itself less valuable or less enforceable, whether by changing its terms and stipulations, its legal qualities and conditions, or by regulating the remedy for… …   Black's law dictionary

• impairing the obligation of contracts — A law which impairs the obligation of a contract is one which renders the contract in itself less valuable or less enforceable, whether by changing its terms and stipulations, its legal qualities and conditions, or by regulating the remedy for… …   Black's law dictionary

• moral obligation — A duty arising from or connected with what was once a legal liability or from the receipt of benefit of a material or pecuniary nature. 17 Am J2d Contr §§ 132 et seq. An obligation arising from ethical motives, or a mere conscientious duty,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• natural obligation — A moral obligation. Re Atkins Estate (CA5) 30 F2d 761. An obligation which rests wholly in conscience and which is not enforceable under the laws of mankind. See moral obligation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• civil obligation — An obligation which is enforceable through the means of a civil action …   Ballentine's law dictionary