obligation

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A duty or commitment that one is required or expected to fulfill.

• I feel a moral obligation to help those in need.
• The contract outlines your legal obligations as a tenant.
• Universities have a clear obligation to provide safe learning environments for all students regardless of their background or identity.
• The research team acknowledged their obligation to publish negative findings, even when results did not support their initial hypothesis.
• International treaties impose a binding obligation on member states to reduce carbon emissions by at least thirty percent over the next decade.
• Physicians face a professional obligation to maintain patient confidentiality, except in cases where disclosure prevents serious harm to others.

Eş anlamlılar: duty, responsibility, commitment, requirement

Zıt anlamlılar: choice, option, freedom