sense+of+obligation
11obligation — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. obligation (early 13c.), from L. obligationem (nom. obligatio) an engaging or pledging, lit. a binding (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from pp. stem of obligare (see OBLIGE (Cf. oblige)). The notion is of… …
12obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… …
13obligation — /ob li gay sheuhn/, n. 1. something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc. 2. something that is done or is to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one… …
14Sense and Sensibility — Raison et Sentiments Pour les articles homonymes, voir Raison et Sentiments (homonymie). Raison et Sentiments[N 1] …
15obligation — ob•li•ga•tion [[t]ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) something by which a person is bound to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc 2) something done or to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one s… …
16obligation — In an early and narrow sense, a bond or deed under seal wherein a person binds himself under penalty to do a thing. In the modern and popular sense, that which binds, as an oath, vow, promise, contract, or debt. Hargroves v Cooke, 15 Ga 321, 330 …
17Days of obligation — Obligation Ob li*ga tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See {Oblige}.] 1. The act of obligating. [1913 Webster] 2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes… …
18under an obligation — Obligation Ob li*ga tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See {Oblige}.] 1. The act of obligating. [1913 Webster] 2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes… …
19under obligation — Obligation Ob li*ga tion, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See {Oblige}.] 1. The act of obligating. [1913 Webster] 2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes… …
20moral obligation — A duty arising from or connected with what was once a legal liability or from the receipt of benefit of a material or pecuniary nature. 17 Am J2d Contr §§ 132 et seq. An obligation arising from ethical motives, or a mere conscientious duty,… …
