n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: OCCASION 3, call, cause, necessity
2 something one is bound to do or forbear FF1C; it is our obligation to obey the law FF1E;
Synonyms: charge, commitment, committal, devoir, duty, must, need, ought, ||right
Related Words: compulsion, constraint, restraint; burden, requirement, responsibility; business, part, place
Contrasted Words: choice, discretion, free will, option; decision, determination, pleasure, will
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Synonyms: INDEBTEDNESS 1, arrearage, debt, liability