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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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obliged
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??bla?d?d/
- Hyphenation, UK: ob?liged; US: obliged
Adjective
obliged (comparative more obliged, superlative most obliged)
- Under an obligation to do something.
- All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.
- Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.
- I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.
Usage notes
In sense “under obligation”, synonymous with obligated, though the latter is only used in American English and some dialects such as Scottish, not standard British.
In dialects where both obliged and obligated are used, there is no standard distinction drawn, though individuals may distinguish nuance or use idiosyncratically. In technical discussions, particularly legal ones such as The Concept of Law by H. L. A. Hart (1961), the words may carry different meanings, such as obligations inherent to a relationship versus ones externally imposed.
The "grateful or indebted" sense is considered dated in some contexts.
Synonyms
- (under obligation): obligated
Translations
Verb
obliged
- simple past tense and past participle of oblige
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