mutualobligations
nounUK /ˈmjuːtʃuəl ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃənz/
US /ˈmjuːtʃuəl ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃənz/
Mutual obligations are promises that two people or groups both have to keep for each other.
The two friends had mutual obligations to share their toys and help each other clean up.
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2. Legal duties that each party in a contract owes to the other.
The lease sets out the mutual obligations of the landlord and the tenant.
3. In a friendship or partnership, the things both sides agree to do for one another.
Healthy relationships depend on mutual obligations like listening and being honest.
4. In international relations, commitments that countries make to each other.
The treaty created mutual obligations for trade and defense.