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obligation

noun
/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/UK/ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/US/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌɔb.lɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

  1. derived from *leyǵ-✻
  2. derived from obligatio
  3. derived from obligacion
  4. inherited from obligacioun

Definitions

  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…

    A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

    • I feel I'm under obligation to attend my sister's wedding, even though we have a very frosty relationship.

  3. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or…

    A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the…

      A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.

    2. Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.

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Derived

collateralized debt obligation, collateralized fund obligation, collateralized loan obligation, counterobligation, debt obligation, disobligation, holy day of obligation, moral obligation, Sunday obligation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at obligation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at obligation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at obligation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA