Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of being bound or constrained; obligation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
constrained ,bound , orobliged . - noun That which
constrains orobliges ; obligation;bond .
Etymologies
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Latin obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about.
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Sen Kay Bailey Hutchinson went on to say, later in the interview, that Clinton was charged with more than purgery and obstriction of justice.
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