Obligation

·noun The act of Obligating.

II. Obligation ·noun The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one.

III. Obligation ·noun That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.

IV. Obligation ·noun A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.

V. Obligation ·noun Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, ·etc.