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| bind |
If someone or something binds you in some way, or binds you to do something, they make you feel like you have to do this thing and you cannot free yourself from it. You feel that it is an obligation. If you feel bound to do something, you feel that you must do it, even if you don't want to. Maybe you promised someone you would do it or you signed an agreement to do it. [1/4 definitions] |
| excuse |
to let go from duty or obligation. [1/5 definitions] |
| obligation |
An obligation is something that a person must do. If you promise someone that you will do something, then you have a moral obligation to do it. If an adult signs an agreement to do something, then they have a legal obligation to do that thing. Sometimes people feel they have an obligation to do something just because they feel it is the right thing to do. |
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