obligation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌɑ.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔb.lɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.ləˈɡæɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɔ̟b.ləˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === obligation (countable and uncountable, plural obligations) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone. A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted. (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement. (countable) Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something. ==== Synonyms ==== (the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone): commitment (requirement, duty, contract or promise): duty ==== Coordinate terms ==== (antonym(s) of “requirement, duty, contract or promise”): right ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obligātiōnem, from the verb obligō (“tie together”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.bli.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === obligation f (plural obligations) obligation (finance) bond ==== Derived terms ==== obligation scolaire ==== Related terms ==== obliger === Further reading === “obligation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === obligation alternative form of obligacioun == Swedish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin obligātiō. === Noun === obligation c (government) bond ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “obligation”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)