general obligation

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneralandobligation

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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obligation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeneral obligation

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We should not treat the duty to remedy genetic disadvantage as if it were separate from the moregeneralobligationto mitigate disadvantage.
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Its codification of family responsibility was limited to that group and it imposed no wider or moregeneralobligation.
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Physicians do not, however, have a moregeneralobligationto monitor, control, or safeguard all of their patients' sources of medical information.
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More importantly, physicians do not have thisgeneralobligationto monitor their patients' other sources of medical information because this general obligation would undermine their patients' autonomy.
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It lays down ageneralobligationto prepare, to seek to fulfil the conditions, but it does not stipulate a specific timetable.
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It is no good putting ageneralobligationupon the authorities which they are not in a position to carry out.
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First, the commission itself will have ageneralobligationto report to and advise government on the matters for which they are responsible.
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That is in line with a professional'sgeneralobligationto act in the best interests of his client.
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It is unnecessary to do so since trustees are under ageneralobligationto act reasonably and equitably in the interest of each beneficiary.
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Secondly, the court acknowledged that there is nogeneralobligationon a state to accept a non-national for settlement.
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The regulation stipulates ageneralobligationto provide fingerprints which will be stored on a contactless chip in the passport.
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In the light of such considerations, there is ageneralobligationto make an ethical assessment.
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All these objectives are covered by thegeneralobligationto use our best endeavours to achieve them.
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Also, there is no sanction to make the employer carry out hisgeneralobligationto keep the man usefully employed.
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All have ageneralobligationto avoid excessive overcrowding.
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There is, after all, ageneralobligationon the police to prevent obstruction of the thoroughfare and to keep order.
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But there is ageneralobligation, the recognition of ageneralobligationemphasised and exemplified in a non-contributory old age pension scheme.
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Ageneralobligationto reduce working hours will have a similar effect.
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At international level, there is ageneralobligationto provide a reference to the manufacturing or packaging lot of pre-packaged foodstuffs.
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