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Meanings of obligation in English
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr.
See moreCourse of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral.
Related terms
Catalan
certificat de deute Spanish
título de crédito Usage of obligation in English
1
Games went ahead, seen almost as an opportunity rather than an obligation.
2
Both had a strong sense of obligation to the family oil business.
3
You would be free from your obligation for a month, possibly longer.
4
No question was asked, so I didn't feel an obligation to respond.
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All nations have a moral obligation to speak out against such violence.
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Now I shall deliver him, and then my obligation shall be done.
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He said he felt that was the court's obligation to the victims.
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It said Australia has an obligation to do so under international law.
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The company plans to meet its obligation from property sales, he said.
10
The obligation was also to future generations of Pacific islanders, he said.
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But local politicians say Fiat has an obligation to the struggling region.
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Your obligation doesn't lie in the literary field; it is real-andpersonal.
13
Max DePree often talks about leadership in terms of obligation-whatwe owe.
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He said that he was under no obligation to actually experience it.
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Especially when there's an obligation to talk to a lot of people.
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Every race has the right, and obligation, to control its own destiny.
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Obligation through the time
Obligation across language varieties
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Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
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