Obligation: alternatives and connections

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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The responsibility for proving a claim.

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That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for…

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To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily;…

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One who floats or swims.

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The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.

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Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.

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The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

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The state of being indebted.

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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of Keep

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The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

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To butt; to push with the horns.

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Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.

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The act of requiring; demand; requisition.

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That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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of Indebt

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of Indebt

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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

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That which is due; payment.

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The state of being indebted.

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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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