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obligation obligation definition

obligation


 
  Grep  of  noun  obligation 
  financial  obligation 
  holy  day  of  obligation 
  moral  obligation 
  obligation 
 
  Overview  of  noun  obligation 
 
  The  noun  obligation  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  duty,  responsibility,  obligation  --  (the  social  force  that  binds  you  to  your  obligations  and  the  courses  of  action  demanded  by  that  force:  "we  must  instill  a  sense  of  duty  in  our  children";  "every  right  implies  a  responsibility;  every  opportunity,  an  obligation;  every  possession,  a  duty"-  John  D.Rockefeller  Jr) 
  2.  obligation  --  (a  personal  relation  in  which  one  is  indebted  for  a  service  or  favor) 
  3.  obligation  --  (a  legal  agreement  specifying  a  payment  or  action  and  the  penalty  for  failure  to  comply) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  obligation 
  obligational 
 
  Overview  of  noun  obligation 
 
  The  noun  obligation  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  duty,  responsibility,  obligation  --  (the  social  force  that  binds  you  to  your  obligations  and  the  courses  of  action  demanded  by  that  force:  "we  must  instill  a  sense  of  duty  in  our  children";  "every  right  implies  a  responsibility;  every  opportunity,  an  obligation;  every  possession,  a  duty"-  John  D.Rockefeller  Jr) 
  2.  obligation  --  (a  personal  relation  in  which  one  is  indebted  for  a  service  or  favor) 
  3.  obligation  --  (a  legal  agreement  specifying  a  payment  or  action  and  the  penalty  for  failure  to  comply) 



obligation definition