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obligation
noun
a) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

X shall be entitled to subcontract its obligation to provide the Support Services. [from an agreement]

b) A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
Syn: duty
Ant: right
See Also: obligate, obligated, obligational, obligato, obligatorily, oblige, obligee, obliger, obliging, obligingly, obligingness, obligor

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