plural of obligation

The quality of being obligative.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obligate

Synonym of obligatory

plural of obligant

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

(Canada, US, Scotland) committed / (Canada, US, Scotland) having an obligation; obliged

simple past tense and past participle of obligate

(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. / (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

(transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie. / (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.