obligation
Nouns
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(n) the social force that binds you to 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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(n) the state of being obligated to do or pay something
- he is under an obligation to finish the job
- (n) a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor indebtedness,
- (n) a written promise to repay a debt certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument,
- (n) a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply