Obligation | Mean of obligation in English Dictionary

/ˌɑːbləˈgeɪʃən/

• Noun
• something that you must do because of a law, rule, promise, etc.
1. The firm must fulfill its obligations under the contract. = The firm must fulfill its contractual obligations.
2. legal/financial/constitutional obligations
3. Both landlord and tenant should know their rights and obligations. [=responsibilities]
4. You can try the machine for free without obligation. [=without being required to buy it or to do anything else]
5. You are not under any obligation to stay. [=you are not required to stay]
6. You're under no (legal) obligation to return the money. [=there is no law that requires you to return the money; you do not have to return the money]
• something that you must do because it is morally right
1. family/social obligations
2. She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.
3. He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.
4. She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
5. We visited them out of a sense of obligation. [=a feeling that it was the right thing to do]