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noun
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's obligations.
3.
a binding promise, contract, sense of duty, etc.
4.
the act of binding or obliging oneself by a promise, contract, etc.
5.
EXPANDLaw.
a.
an agreement enforceable by law, originally applied to promises under seal.
b.
a document containing such an agreement.
c.
a bond containing a penalty, with a condition annexed for payment of money, performance of covenants, etc.
6.
any bond, note, bill, certificate, or the like, as of a government or a corporation, serving as evidence of indebtedness.
7.
an indebtedness or amount of indebtedness.
8.
a favor, service, or benefit for which gratitude is due.
9.
a debt of gratitude: He felt an obligation to his teacher.
10.
COLLAPSEthe state of being under a debt, as of gratitude, for a favor, service, or benefit.
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Obligation
is always a great word to know.
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| the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact |
| a method of dealing with offenders guilty of minor crimes or first offenses, by allowing them to go at large under supervision of a probation officer |
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obligation
c.1300, from O.Fr. obligation (1235), from L. obligationem (nom. obligatio) "an engaging or pledging," lit. "a binding" (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from obligare (see oblige). The notion is of binding with promises or by law or duty.
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