obligation
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(noun) a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply |
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Related Words: written agreement |
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(noun) the state of having financial obligations |
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Related Words: indebtedness, liability |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: duty, responsibility |
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Related Words: burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, demand, filial duty, guardianship, imperative, incumbency, job, keeping, legal duty, line of duty, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, prerequisite, requirement, safekeeping, social control, white man's burden |
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