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A duty or commitment that a person is expected or bound to fulfill.

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obligation

The grant carried an obligation to make the research summary publicly available.
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As the film group's submission coordinator, Rosa considered it incumbent on her to tell everyone which version would be sent. She had also accepted an obligation to credit each contributor in the final titles, a commitment made when the project began.
From Planning for the Deadline.
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