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obligation

nounid 3407·updated May 9, 2026
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A binding agreement committing a person to an immediate or future payment or other action.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
certificate of indebtednessdebt instrumentdutyindebtedness
alternatephrasing
Obligation
plural
obligations
possessive
obligation's
pluralpossessive
obligations'

Framework definitions

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
A binding agreement committing a person to an immediate or future payment or other action.
Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
§2
a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
§3
a written promise to repay a debt
§4
a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
§5
the state of being obligated to do or pay something

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