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obligation
verbs
have an obligation
• Citizens have an obligation to obey the law.
feel an obligation
• When his mother died, he felt an obligation to continue her work.
meet/fulfil/honour an obligation
(= do something that you have a duty to do )
• The company has been unable to meet its financial obligations. • All member states must fulfil their obligations according to the EC treaty. • The government failed to honour its obligations under the terms of the agreement.
impose an obligation
formal (= put someone in the position of having an obligation )
• A contract imposes certain obligations on employees and employers.
owe an obligation to somebody
formal (= have an obligation to support, help etc someone )
• He owed an obligation of loyalty to his king.
an obligation arises
formal (= starts to exist )
• the obligations arising out of the treaty
phrases
be under an obligation
(= have an obligation )
• The landlord is under an obligation to repair the house.
be under no obligation
• An accused man is under no obligation to say anything.
a sense of obligation
• the sense of obligation that you feel towards your family
adjectives
a moral/legal/social obligation
• We have a moral obligation to take care of our environment.
a statutory obligation
formal (= something that the law says must be done )
• The Local Authority has a statutory obligation to provide education.
a contractual obligation
(= something that a contract says you must do )
• The company must refund your money in line with their contractual obligations.
a binding obligation
(= something that you must legally do, especially because of an agreement )
• These clauses are legally binding obligations on both parties.
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noun ADJ. contractual, legal, statutory | moral, social | financial | family I can't travel next month because of family obligations. | professional | mutual VERB + OBLIGATION discharge, fulfil, meet The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations. | comply with, honour | have We have a moral obligation to help. | feel | owe | assume, incur, take on | impose OBLIGATION + VERB arise from sth obligations arising from your contract of employment PREP. under an ~ I am under no obligation to tell you my name. | without ~ Our mortgage advice is given free and without obligation. | ~ to A lawyer owes an obligation of confidence to the client.
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