obligation

Definition for obligation

noun as in responsibility

Strongest matches

accountability, agreement, bond, burden, commitment, constraint, contract, debt, duty, liability, necessity, need, promise, requirement, right, trust, understanding

Strong matches

business, call, cause, charge, chit, committal, compulsion, conscience, debit, devoir, dues, engagement, IOU, must, occasion, onus, part, place, restraint

Weak matches

accountableness, due bill, ought

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The obligation is all the players give 100%, and I take the same attitude every day.

From BBC

“SCE is going above and beyond its preservation obligations. SCE is not altering or removing its equipment within the County’s Preliminary Origin Area.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mexico, which is under no legal obligation to take back noncitizens, agreed to do so under extreme pressure from Trump’s first administration.

From Los Angeles Times

With that responsibility of citizenship comes an obligation not to seek out malice, as President Lincoln once reminded us, but to view others with a generosity of spirit despite our differences.”

From Los Angeles Times

Those of us who have been spared have a special obligation to be of service.

From Los Angeles Times

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