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obligation
noun as in responsibility
Strongest matches
accountability, agreement, bond, burden, commitment, constraint, contract, debt, duty, liability, necessity, need, promise, requirement, right, trust, understanding
Strong matches
IOU, business, call, cause, charge, chit, committal, compulsion, conscience, debit, devoir, dues, engagement, must, occasion, onus, part, place, restraint
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Ofcom's investigation found the company "breached its obligations by failing to provide an acceptable level of service without justification".
“The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the department said.
O'Flaherty said he would "recommend that a comprehensive review of the compliance of the current legislation on the policing of protests with the United Kingdom's human rights obligations be undertaken".
A spokeswoman for the group later said it wasn’t calling for a return to the fighting, but for Hamas to be held accountable to meet its obligations as part of the agreement.
In an ever-fractured world, I felt almost a spiritual obligation to practice it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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