be obliged's Usage Examples:

that the model "dictated the standard" that other automobile makes would be obliged to follow.

306-301, but on all three occasions the Eresian democracy was successfully able to argue that they should not be obliged to take back their exiles.

that the spirits within opposed the intrusion, and the robbers would be obliged to depart, leaving everything intact and undisturbed.

then be obliged to return a proportion of salt production (or the cash equivalent) to government coffers.

We must have our capital and I should in that case be obliged to march on Constantinople with my army, which will be an affair of only a few days.

activity was illegal, the services were not scheduled and parishioners would be obliged to spread the word of them informally.

On a suggestion that we might be obliged to take to the boats, it was immediately remarked by one of our French.

offence; nor shall be compelled to be a witness against himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor be obliged.

However, if there are "foreign" elements to the case, the court may then be obliged, under conflict of laws, to consider whether it has jurisdiction to hear.

To express the past, modal verbs typically use suppletive forms (can – be able to, may – be allowed to, must – have to/be obliged to).

From 1932 the government argued strongly that Irish farmers should no longer be obliged for historic reasons to pay Britain for Irish land, but when Britain had passed out of the payment system it still required farmers to continue to pay their annuities to it as before.

The national teams shall be obliged to play their host matches at the new stadium.

that there would be no rematch clause in place for a third fight, meaning the winner would not be obliged to fight another rematch.

Synonyms:

duty-bound, obligated,

Antonyms:

unobligated, irresponsible, unbeholden,