obligation
legal or moral requirement to take a certain course of action
Closed shop
labour arrangement where the employer must hire unionised members
truck system
arrangement in which employees are paid in commodities or some currency substitute
debt
deferred payment, or series of payments, that is owed in the future
municipal filter
electoral requirement in Russia that candidates gather signatures from incumbent deputies
extraterritorial obligations
obligations in human rights law
compulsory schooling
compulsory schooling means that parents are obliged to send their children to a school
Five Pillars of Islam
five basic acts in Islam
alimony
legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse due to marital separation
duty of precaution
legal obligations in labour, family and social law
mandatory duties
obligations required by the Italian Constitution
moral obligation
philosophical concept
salute
gesture or other action used to display respect
custody
a legal subject's duty of care or protection towards people, animals or things
forcing
in baseball, when a runner is forced to vacate his base—and try to advance—because the batter became a runner
duty to rescue
concept in tort law that arises in a number of cases, describing a circumstance in which a party can be held liable for failing to come to the rescue of another party in who could face potential injury or death without being rescued
quasi-contract
fictional contract recognised by a court
legal obligation
legal requirement to take some course of action
Thirlage
United Kingdom legislation
Coonan Cross Oath
1653 oath by members of the Saint Thomas Christians
mandate
an obligation to engage in certain conditions or activities
tax liability
legal obligation to pay a certain type of tax