Obligation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a written promise to repay a debt
- a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
Extra examples
She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.
He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.
She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
We have an obligation to help them.
America's obligation to its allies
Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally.
Parents are under a legal obligation to educate their children.
You are under no obligation to buy any more books.
Greater resources are needed to meet these obligations.
The government must pay for health care for war veterans - it is an obligation we owe to them.
He stayed with the team out of a sense of obligation.
He felt that he had a moral obligation to help the poor.
Tutors have a contractual obligation to research and publish.
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
The judge expressed it thus: "Our obligation is to discover the truth."
Word forms
singular: obligation
plural: obligations
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