obligation

  • 31Obligation — An obligation is a requirement to take some course of action, whether legal or moral. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, and possibly in terms of politics, where… …

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  • 32Obligation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « obligation », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En finance, une obligation est une valeur… …

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  • 33obligation — /ˌɒblɪ geɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a duty to do something ● There is no obligation to help out in another department ● There is no obligation to buy. ♦ two weeks’ free trial without obligation the customer can try the item at home for two weeks without… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 34obligation — /ˌɒblɪ geɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a duty to do something ● There is no obligation to buy. ♦ two weeks’ free trial without obligation the customer can try the item at home for two weeks without having to buy it at the end of the test ♦ to be under an… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 35obligation — n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a burdensome task. 3 a binding agreement, esp. one enforceable under legal penalty; a written contract or bond. 4 a a service or benefit (repay an obligation). b… …

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  • 36obligation — /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… …

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  • 37Obligation — The legal responsibility to meet the terms of a contract. If the obligation is not met there is often recourse for the other party to the contract. In the financial world, obligation refers to an outstanding debt that a party must still repay and …

    Investment dictionary

  • 38obligation — noun 1) no obligation may be placed upon you without your consent Syn: duty, commitment, responsibility moral imperative; function, task, job, assignment, commission, burden, charge, onus, liability, accountability, requirement, debt; literary… …

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  • 39obligation — /ɒbləˈgeɪʃən / (say obluh gayshuhn) noun 1. a binding requirement as to action; duty: to fulfil every obligation. 2. the binding power or force of a promise, law, duty, agreement, etc. 3. a. a binding promise or the like. b. the act of binding… …

  • 40Obligation —          BERGSON (Henri)     Bio express : Philosophe français (1859 1941)     «Un être ne se sent obligé que s il est libre, et chaque obligation, prise à part, implique la liberté.»     Source : Les Deux Sources de la morale et de la religion… …

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