noun 1. legal debt □ to meet your obligations to pay your debts ○ He cannot meet his obligations. 2. the duty to do something ○ You have an obligation to attend the meeting. □ to be under an obligation to someone to feel morally obliged to help someone ○ She felt under an obligation to look after her friend’s cat. □ two weeks’ free trial without obligation the customer can try something at home for two weeks without having to buy it at the end of the trial
ob´li•ga´tion
n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See Oblige.]
1. The act of obligating.
2. 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. “A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a proson.” Fuller.
3. 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. “Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions.” Whewell.
4. 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.
5. (Law) 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. Days of obligation. See under Day.
1. The act of obligating.
2. 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. “A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a proson.” Fuller.
3. 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. “Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions.” Whewell.
4. 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.
5. (Law) 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. Days of obligation. See under Day.
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