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▸ noun: A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
▸ noun: A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
▸ noun: (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
▸ noun: (countable) Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.
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duty,
responsibility,
obligated,
obligational,
commitment,
requirement,
contractual,
expectation,
liability,
compulsion,
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moral,
legal,
social,
contractual,
political,
general,
religious,
personal,
mutual,
special,
ethical
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