obligation

Definition for obligation

noun as in responsibility

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accountability, agreement, bond, burden, commitment, constraint, contract, debt, duty, liability, necessity, need, promise, requirement, right, trust, understanding

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IOU, business, call, cause, charge, chit, committal, compulsion, conscience, debit, devoir, dues, engagement, must, occasion, onus, part, place, restraint

Weak matches

accountableness, due bill, ought

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Cooper said extremists on both sides were seeking to abandon any prospect of a two-state solution, which the UK had a moral obligation to revive.

From BBC

At the time, the government said the expansion "must be delivered in line with the UK's legal, environmental and climate obligations".

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Carr said broadcasters licensed by the FCC had an “obligation to operate in the public interest.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Lebanese prime minister called on the international community to urge Israel to stop what he described as intimidation and attacks, and to fulfil its ceasefire obligations.

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Setting a target to reduce emissions from 2005 levels is part of Australia's obligation under the Paris Climate Agreement.

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