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noun the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr
noun the state of being obligated to do or pay something
noun a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
originFrom Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
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