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obligation (noun)

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  • obligation — ► NOUN 1) an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound. 2) the condition of being morally or legally bound to do something. 3) a debt of gratitude for a service or favour …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory ▪ ethical, moral, religious, social ▪ debt, financial …   Collocations dictionary

  • obligation — noun (C, U) 1 a moral or legal duty to do something: obligation to do sth: You can look at the books without any obligation to buy. (+ to): I have certain obligations to my family. | meet/fulfil an obligation (=do something that is your duty):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • obligation — noun 1) no obligation may be placed upon you without your consent Syn: duty, commitment, responsibility moral imperative; function, task, job, assignment, commission, burden, charge, onus, liability, accountability, requirement, debt; literary… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • obligation — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. obligation (early 13c.), from L. obligationem (nom. obligatio) an engaging or pledging, lit. a binding (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from pp. stem of obligare (see OBLIGE (Cf. oblige)). The notion is of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • obligation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow) 2. a. something (as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obligation — noun a) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone. X shall be entitled to subcontract its obligation to provide the Support Services. [from an agreement] b) A …   Wiktionary

  • obligation — noun 1》 an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound.     ↘the condition of being so bound. 2》 a debt of gratitude for a service or favour. Phrases day of obligation (in the Roman Catholic Church) a day on which all… …   English new terms dictionary

  • obligation — noun 1) his professional obligations Syn: commitment, duty, responsibility, function, task, job, charge, onus, liability, requirement, debt 2) a sense of obligation Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • obligation — A legal responsibility, such as to repay a debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * obligation ob‧li‧ga‧tion [ˌɒblˈgeɪʆn ǁ ˌɑːb ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a legal or moral duty to do something: obligation to do something • I think… …   Financial and business terms

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