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  • 1free of binding obligation — index exempt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… …

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  • 3binding — adj 1: imposing a legal obligation the agreement is binding on the parties 2: requiring submission to a specified authority the suppression order was binding on the Department of Transportation National Law Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of …

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  • 4Obligation — Ob li*ga tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See {Oblige}.] 1. The act of obligating. [1913 Webster] 2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or… …

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  • 5obligation — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. obligation (early 13c.), from L. obligationem (nom. obligatio) an engaging or pledging, lit. a binding (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from pp. stem of obligare (see OBLIGE (Cf. oblige)). The notion is of… …

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  • 6obligation — [äb΄li gā′shən] n. [ME obligacioun < OFr obligation < L obligatio] 1. an obligating or being obligated 2. a binding contract, promise, moral responsibility, etc. 3. a duty imposed legally or socially; thing that one is bound to do by… …

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  • 7binding — ► NOUN 1) a strong covering holding the pages of a book together. 2) fabric cut or woven in a strip, used for binding the edges of a piece of material. 3) (also ski binding) Skiing a device fixed to a ski to grip a ski boot. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an… …

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  • 8obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… …

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  • 9obligation — /ɒbləˈgeɪʃən / (say obluh gayshuhn) noun 1. a binding requirement as to action; duty: to fulfil every obligation. 2. the binding power or force of a promise, law, duty, agreement, etc. 3. a. a binding promise or the like. b. the act of binding… …

  • 10obligation — /ob li gay sheuhn/, n. 1. something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc. 2. something that is done or is to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one… …

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