English-Spanish translations for obligation

• obligación
  Tenemos una obligación de medios, no una obligación de resultados. Our obligation concerns the means, not the outcome.
  Es una cuestión de obligación moral. It is a question of moral obligation.
  Hemos cumplido con creces esta obligación. We have more than met that obligation.
• compromiso
  El Parlamento Europeo tiene un doble compromiso en este sentido. The European Parliament has a double obligation here.
  Teníamos un compromiso moral del Consejo. We had a moral obligation from the Council.
  Puesto que hay un compromiso social, debe haber un control estatal. Because there is a social obligation, so must there be state control.
• deber
  Esto debería ser una obligación jurídicamente vinculante. This must be a legally binding obligation.
  Europa también tiene un deber global, señor Nuttall. Europe is also under a global obligation, Mr Nuttall.
  Las obligaciones de los comerciantes deberían limitarse a realizar comprobaciones específicas. Dealers' obligations should be confined to specific checks.

Definition of obligation

• The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone
• A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted

Examples

• X shall be entitled to subcontract its obligation to provide the Support Services. <>

Related words

• obligation of secrecy
• obligation to present proof
• obligation to tell the truth
• additional obligation
• secondary obligation
• collateralized debt obligation
• collateralized loan obligation
• industrial obligation
• without obligation