Obligation

Definition

obligation /ɒblÇ'geÇʃn/ n (က) [C] တာဝန္။ ဝတၱရား။ fulfil one's professional/social obligations ❍ the obligations imposed by parenthood/citizenship ❍ release sb from their obligations ❍ You are under no obligation to pay for goods which you did not order. (ခ) [U, C usu sing ] တာဝန္။ ဝတၱရား။ အသိစိတ္။ အသိတရား။ They attended the party more out of a sense of obligation than anything else. ❍ We must recognize our obligation to future generations and protect our environment. ❍ You may examine the books in your own home for ten days without cost or obligation (ie to buy them).

Examples

1. [have an obligation to someone/something] : The firm has an obligation to its customers.
2. [obligation to do something] : Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information.
3. [meet/honour/fulfil an obligation] : The council has failed to fulfil its statutory obligation to the public.
4. [without (any) obligation] : Estimates are available on request
5. without obligation.
6. [obligation to/towards] : She felt a certain obligation towards him because of everything he had done for her in the past.
7. [sense of obligation] : Emma felt a tremendous sense of obligation towards her sister.