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obligation

legal or moral requirement to take a certain course of action
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obligation

Summary

obligation is a concept[1]. obligation draws 376 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #269 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • obligation's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • obligation is a type of state[4].
  • obligation's said to be the same as is recorded as duty[5].
  • obligation is the opposite of supererogation[6].
  • obligation comprises moral obligation[7].
  • obligation comprises legal obligation[8].
  • obligation's has cause is recorded as rule[9].
  • obligation's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • obligation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • obligation's characteristic of is recorded as being[12].

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Definition and Type

obligation's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. obligation is a type of state[4]. obligation is the opposite of supererogation[6].

Use and Application

Components include moral obligation[7], an ethical concept[13] and legal obligation[8], a legal term or legal concept[14].

Why It Matters

obligation draws 376 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #269 of 912).[2] obligation has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] obligation is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

contract Law No. 10165 of December 27, 2000 Law No. 10211 of March 23, 2001 Law No. 2312 of September 3, 1954 Law No. 2747 of March 13, 1956 Law No. 2761 of April 26, 1956 Law No. 3164 of June 1, 1957 Law No. 3167 of June 3, 1957 Law No. 3624 of September 2, 1959 Law No. 3692 of December 15, 1959 Law No. 3820 of November 11, 1960 Law No. 3821 of November 23, 1960 Law No. 3863-a of January 24, 1961 Law No. 3960 of September 20, 1961 Law No. 404 of September 24, 1948 Law No. 4084 of June 30, 1962 Law No. 4096 of July 18, 1962 Law No. 4557 of December 10, 1964 Law No. 5965 of December 10, 1973 Law No. 6050 of May 24, 1974 Law No. 6092 of August 26, 1974 Law No. 6099 of September 12, 1974 Law No. 6138 of November 8, 1974 Law No. 6149 of December 2, 1974 Law No. 6150 of December 3, 1974 Law No. 6186 of December 11, 1974 Law No. 6198 of December 26, 1974 Law No. 6200 of April 16, 1975 Law No. 6201 of April 16, 1975 Law No. 6210 of June 4, 1975

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Opposite of → supererogation
    Has cause → rule
    Characteristic of → being
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0292797-zavazky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
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