Main entry: obligation, duty, responsibility
Definition: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
Usage: 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
Main entry: obligation
Definition: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
Main entry: obligation, debt instrument, certificate of indebtedness
Definition: a written promise to repay a debt
Main entry: obligation, indebtedness
Definition: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Main entry: obligation
Definition: the state of being obligated to do or pay something
Usage: he is under an obligation to finish the job