Obligation
[n] 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
[n] a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
[n] a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
[n] the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
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accountability, accounts payable, accounts receivable, act of grace, act of kindness, affair, agreement, allegiance, amount due, appreciation, appreciativeness, aptitude, aptness, arrearage, assigned task, attempt, bad debts, benefaction, benefit, benevol