Obligation and Task

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Obligation noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

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Task is a synonym for obligation in duty topic. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a noun "Obligation", when it comes to topics like function.

Nearby Words: oblige, obliging, obligatory, obliged, obligate

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Obligation is a synonym for task in duty topic. You can use "Obligation" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

special	special obligation	special task
particular	particular obligation	particular task
certain	certain obligation	certain task
original	original obligation	original task
Other adjectives: actual, large, great, personal, holy, primary, magical.

Sometimes there's a task or an obligation that must be discharged before they can ever have peace.

Source: Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Most of them are, or given them by, Khan'cobans (Like Inuit elves with ram's horns), though there isn't a spell involved, it's mostly just a task or obligation that is given social significance if one were to break it or accomplish it.

Source: Geas
He'll perform any task, not out of a sense of duty or moral obligation, but simply because he was told to.

Source: Anime / Persona 3: The Movie

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