to be under an obligation

  • 51obligation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow) 2. a. something (as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action b. a… …

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  • 52obligation — In an early and narrow sense, a bond or deed under seal wherein a person binds himself under penalty to do a thing. In the modern and popular sense, that which binds, as an oath, vow, promise, contract, or debt. Hargroves v Cooke, 15 Ga 321, 330 …

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  • 53obligation — ob•li•ga•tion [[t]ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) something by which a person is bound to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc 2) something done or to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one s… …

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  • 54under and subject to the payment of — A stipulation in a conveyance of mortgaged property ineffective as air assumption of the mortgage debt. Such a Stipulation does not with sufficient clearness import an intention by the grantor to create, and by the grantee to assume, a personal… …

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  • 55obligation under seal — See specialty …

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  • 56Minimum Municipal Obligation — (MMO) is, in the United States, the state mandated smallest amount a municipality must contribute to any pension plan established for its employees. The amount is calculated using actuarial science to ensure that municipal pension plans are… …

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  • 57Minimum municipal obligation — (MMO) is, in the United States, the state mandated smallest amount a municipality must contribute to any pension plan established for its employees. The amount is calculated using actuarial science to ensure that municipal pension plans are… …

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  • 58Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation — The Non Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO) refers to a collection of orders requiring the electricity Distribution Network Operators in England and Wales to purchase electricity from the nuclear power and renewable energy sectors. Similar mechanisms… …

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  • 59Collateralized debt obligation — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …

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  • 60Holy Day of Obligation — Christianity portal In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation,[1] less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which, as …

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