Rights vs. Obligation

Rightsnoun

plural of right

Rights

Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Rights are of essential importance in such disciplines as law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.

Obligationnoun

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

Obligationnoun

A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

Obligationnoun

A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.

Obligationnoun

(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement.

Obligationnoun

The act of obligating.

Obligationnoun

That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.

Obligationnoun

Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for another, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.

Obligationnoun

The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; - often used with under to indicate being in that state; as, to place others under obligations to one.

Obligationnoun

A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.

Obligationnoun

the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force;

Obligationnoun

the state of being obligated to do or pay something;

Obligationnoun

a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

Obligationnoun

a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Obligation

An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom.