( n. )
That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.
( n. )
That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012