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Definition of Obligation

Obligation The act of obligating. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc. The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one. A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things. Related Definitions: Acknowledgment, Act, An, And, Annexed, Any, As, Being, Binding, Bond, Bound, By, Certain, Condition, Contract, Courtesy, Do, Duties, Duty, External, Favor, For, Forbear, Imposed, In, Indebted, Is, It, Kindness, Law, Legal, Moral, Nonfulfillment, Oath, Obligated, Obligating, Of, One, Or, Pay, Penalty, Person, Place, Power, Promise, Sense, Society, Something, State, Sum, That, The, To, Under, Vow, Which, With

Obligation Quotations No obligation to do the impossible is binding. Marcus Tullius Cicero So I think we have an obligation with our size to make sure that we are open to what people have to say to us because the people who criticize us, they're not all mean-spirited. Lee Scott Where we have been incorrect in what we have done, then I think we have an obligation to settle. Lee Scott Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole. John W. Snow I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis. John W. Snow

Obligation Translations obligation in Afrikaans is plig, verpligting obligation in Danish is pligt obligation in Dutch is verplichting, plicht obligation in Finnish is velvollisuus obligation in French is obligation obligation in German is Verpflichtung obligation in Italian is obbligo

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