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What (who) is obligation - definition

COURSE OF ACTION THAT SOMEONE IS REQUIRED TO TAKE, WHETHER LEGAL OR MORAL
Obligations; Moral obligation; Obligated; Obligatory; Obligates; Obligating; Obligatorily; Personal obligations

obligation         
n. a legal duty to pay or do something.
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 are required to attend Mass.
Derivatives
obligational adjective
obligation         
(obligations)
1.
If you have an obligation to do something, it is your duty to do that thing.
When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it...
Ministers are under no obligation to follow the committee's recommendations.
N-VAR: usu N to-inf
2.
If you have an obligation to a person, it is your duty to look after them or protect their interests.
The United States will do that which is necessary to meet its obligations to its own citizens...
I have an ethical and a moral obligation to my client.
= responsibility
N-VAR: usu N to n
3.
In advertisements, if a product or a service is available without obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.
If you are selling your property, why not call us for a free valuation without obligation?...
PHRASE

Wikipedia

Obligation

An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom. People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations. Obligation exists when there is a choice to do what is morally good and what is morally unacceptable. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, religious, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons.

Obligations vary from person to person: for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights or power.

Examples of use of obligation
1. "Rebuilding this city is not a New Orleans obligation or a Louisiana obligation," she said.
2. "I‘m a father who well knows the obligation to his children and I discharge that obligation.
3. Russell Feingold (D–Wis.). "It is our obligation to ask and your obligation to answer," Schumer said.
4. My discussions with the Lebanese about 155' were that they have an international obligation that they‘ve undertaken concerning 155'. They know they have that obligation, they‘ve reaffirmed that they have that obligation.
5. You have an obligation – if you believe free trade makes sense, you have an obligation to help educate the people in your communities.