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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. A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement.
Translations: 
    Etymology: From Latin obligatio, from obligatum (past participle of obligare, from ob- to + ligare to bind, from PIE
    • leig- to bind).


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