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21obligation — n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a burdensome task. 3 a binding agreement, esp. one enforceable under legal penalty; a written contract or bond. 4 a a service or benefit (repay an obligation). b… …
22obligation*/ — [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] 1) something that you must do for legal or moral reasons You are under no obligation to give anyone personal information.[/ex] The firm has an obligation to its customers.[/ex] He felt a certain moral obligation to… …
23obligation — [[t]ɒ̱blɪge͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] obligations 1) N VAR: usu N to inf If you have an obligation to do something, it is your duty to do that thing. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it... Ministers are under no… …
24obligation — 01. The homework tonight is optional; you are under no [obligation] to do it, but it could be good practice for you. 02. Teachers have an [obligation] to correct students homework as soon as possible. 03. Customers are welcome to try our new… …
25obligation — noun 1) no obligation may be placed upon you without your consent Syn: duty, commitment, responsibility moral imperative; function, task, job, assignment, commission, burden, charge, onus, liability, accountability, requirement, debt; literary… …
26under obligation — See under an obligation …
27obligation — 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… …
28under protest — adv. Unwillingly; done under compulsion while making one’s unwillingness known; used to describe an action done unwillingly and with objection. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …
29Under — Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or lower …
30Under arms — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …