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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1756"
article_number: "1756"
status: active
heading: "Obligations; definition"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title III › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108990"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1756. Obligations; definition

An obligation is a legal relationship whereby a person, called the obligor, is bound to render a performance in favor of another, called the obligee. Performance may consist of giving, doing, or not doing something.