feeling of obligation

feeling of obligation
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  • obligation — ob|li|ga|tion [ ,ablı geıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) something that you must do for legal or moral reasons: obligation to do something: Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information. meet/honor/fulfill an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • obligation */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑblɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms obligation : singular obligation plural obligations 1) something that you must do for legal or moral reasons have an obligation to someone/something: The firm has… …   English dictionary

  • obligation — noun (C, U) 1 a moral or legal duty to do something: obligation to do sth: You can look at the books without any obligation to buy. (+ to): I have certain obligations to my family. | meet/fulfil an obligation (=do something that is your duty):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • obligation*/ — [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] 1) something that you must do for legal or moral reasons You are under no obligation to give anyone personal information.[/ex] The firm has an obligation to its customers.[/ex] He felt a certain moral obligation to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • obligation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow) 2. a. something (as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • under an obligation — 1) forced to do something for legal or moral reasons under an obligation to do something: The court held that the bank was under an obligation to return the deposit. Our client is under no obligation to accept your offer. place/put someone under… …   English dictionary

  • moral obligation — noun an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation …   Useful english dictionary

  • Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • responsibility — I (accountability) noun accountableness, amenability, answerability, bounden duty, boundness, burden, chargeability, commitment, compulsion, culpability, duty, encumbrance, engagement, imperative duty, liability, obligation, obligatoriness,… …   Law dictionary

  • Gratitude — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Gratitude >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 gratitude gratitude thankfulness feeling of obligation sense of obligation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 acknowledgment acknowledgment recognition thanksgiving thanksgiving giving thanks …   English dictionary for students

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