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obligation
English
Etymology
From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley?- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?b.l???e?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
obligation (countable and uncountable, plural obligations)
- The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
- The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Di?charge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extingui?h the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and con?equently of all the re?t, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Di?charged as to one, and ?tand as to all the re?t.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "obligation": moral, legal, social, contractual, political, mutual, military, perpetual, etc.
Synonyms
- (the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone): commitment
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): duty
Antonyms
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): right
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from the verb oblig? (“tie together”).
Pronunciation
Noun
obligation f (plural obligations)
- obligation
Related terms
- obliger
Further reading
- “obligation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
obligation
- Alternative form of obligacioun
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