obligation

n. duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement

An obligation is a requirement to take some course of action. It can be legal or moral. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, and possibly the In terms of politics, obligations are requirements that are to fulfill. These are generally in the form of legal obligations, which incur a penalty for lack of fulfillment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, which can be due to tradition or social reasons. Obligations vary from person to person, for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual’s rights or power.
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Noun
1. the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
(synonym) duty, responsibility
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) job
(derivation) compel, oblige, obligate
2. the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) indebtedness, liability, financial obligation
(derivation) obligate
3. a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
(hypernym) personal relation, personal relationship
(derivation) oblige, accommodate
4. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
(hypernym) written agreement
(hyponym) debt
(derivation) oblige, bind, hold, obligate

n. obligation, duty responsibility; indebtedness, bond, certificate of debt

n. obligation, duty; trust, bond, engagement, commitment