What term describes a juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do?

• A. Permit
• B. Obligation
• C. Duty
• D. Approval

Answer: (B)

In law, an obligation is a binding legal bond that requires a person to give something, to do something, or to refrain from doing something. It creates a debtor–creditor relationship where the debtor must perform, and the creditor has a right to enforce that performance through legal remedies if needed. This kind of binding duty arises from contracts, laws, quasi-contracts, or delicts.

Permit and approval describe permissions or consents granted by authority, not a mandatory duty. Duty is a related idea and captures the sense of responsibility, but the precise legal term that expresses the mandatory requirement to act, give, or abstain is obligation.