Obligation

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Related terms 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin obligare obligate, from ob- to + ligare to bind, from PIE *leig- to bind.

Noun

obligation

1. The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone
2. A social, legal, or moral requirement duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action
3. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted
4. (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement

Related terms

• obligate
• obligated
• obligation
• obligational
• obligato
• obligatorily
• oblige
• obligee
• obliger
• obliging
• obligingly
• obligingness
• obligor

Translations

Chinese: 義務 , 义务 Dutch: verplichting f velvollisuus , sitoumus French: engagement m German: Verpflichtung f Greek: υποχρέωση f Italian: obbligo m

Japanese: 義務 Korean: 의무 Portuguese: obrigação f Russian: обязательство n (obyazatel'stvo) Spanish: obligación f