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What is an obligation?

What is an obligation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
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Kino is a young pearl diver who feels his obligation to his family very strongly.
And I believe that our first obligation is to pay our debts off before we do anything else.
The obligation to protect civilians accompanying the force falls mainly to the tactical commander.
I am older and I hope wiser and, as the nominee of my party, I have an obligation to use less colourful language.
Journalists have one thing in common with historians, a residual obligation to truth.
If operators fail to meet their ten per cent rural obligation they face penalties imposed by the government.

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