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obligation — ob|li|ga|tion [ ,ablı geıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) something that you must do for legal or moral reasons: obligation to do something: Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information. meet/honor/fulfill an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fulfill — ful|fill [ ful fıl ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to do a particular job or have a particular purpose: fulfill a function/role/purpose: The church fulfills an important role in this town. We know which part of the human brain fulfills this function. a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Obligation — ♦ A legal bond by which a person is bound to give or do something; failure to fulfill the obligation is sufficient ground for an action. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 257) … Medieval glossary
obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… … Law dictionary
obligation — n. 1) to assume, take on an obligation 2) to feel an obligation 3) to discharge, fulfill, meet an obligation 4) a legal; moral; social obligation; family obligations 5) a military obligation ( required military service ) 6) an obligation to (an… … Combinatory dictionary
obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… … Black's law dictionary
obligation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory ▪ ethical, moral, religious, social ▪ debt, financial … Collocations dictionary
obligation — /ob li gay sheuhn/, n. 1. something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc. 2. something that is done or is to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one… … Universalium
fulfill — verb /fʊlˈfɪl/ a) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up. My lady is positively fulfilled of grace. b) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill… … Wiktionary
obligation — ob•li•ga•tion [[t]ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) something by which a person is bound to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc 2) something done or to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one s… … From formal English to slang
