Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation - Obligation and Rules

to follow the rules, commands, or wishes of someone, showing compliance to their authority

the fact of complying with a command, order, impulse, etc. or following someone's rules and beliefs

to keep following a certain regulation, belief, or agreement

a rule that prevents people of certain age from doing specific activities or having access to certain services

the act of putting something to work

used to express necessity or obligation

to have a moral duty or be forced to do a particular thing, often due to legal reasons

to do something that is not strictly according to rules, often by making exceptions

legally required to be followed and cannot be avoided

‌to start to use or implement a new law, rule, etc.

something that is considered as one's responsibility or moral obligation

to enter someone's property by force and without their consent, particularly to steal something

the responsibility or obligation placed on someone to provide sufficient evidence or justification to support a claim or accusation, typically in a legal or argumentative context

a set of rules or directives made and maintained by an authority, especially in order to regulate conduct

to circumvent or avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally

to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty

the act of evading something by going around it, especially in a clever or illegal way

an instruction or message that is very clear about what needs to be done

persuasive in a way that captures attention or convinces effectively

the act of following rules or regulations

willingly obeying rules or doing what other people demand

a rule or term that must be met to reach an agreement or make something possible

the act of following or obeying the rules of something particular

to violate an established legal standard, policy, or procedural protocol

refusal to conform with a law or rule

to act in accordance with rules, regulations, or requests

managed or regulated according to legal guidelines or regulations

a failure to fulfill a financial obligation, especially the repayment of a loan or debt, often resulting in legal consequences or damage to credit

to refuse to respect a person of authority or to observe a law, rule, etc.

to remove or reduce regulations or restrictions on a particular industry or activity

the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

relating to the removal or reduction of governmental power or regulations from an industry, commodity, etc.

the partial abolishment of a law or restriction; an occasion in which a law or rule can be ignored or circumvented