obligation
Example Sentences
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The Jewish faith has a moral obligation of tzedakah, loosely defined as charity but literally translated as righteousness.
Some business development companies boost returns—and risks—by making concentrated bets on high-yielding debt or by investing in complex financial structures, such as collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs.
“The decision makes it clear that it is B.C.’s obligation to advance reconciliation in these circumstances,” she said.
She also said she consulted a private attorney about her “obligations” as a commissioner overseeing the LAFD’s operations, though that conversation “had nothing to do with the after-action” report.
From Los Angeles Times
I try to encourage equality, where appropriate, but we are under no obligation to give “heirs” large sums of money just because we can.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
