moral obligation
A duty which one owes and ought to perform on the basis of considerations of right and…A duty which one owes and ought to perform on the basis of considerations of right and wrong, but which he is not legally bound to fulfill, as a duty to be charitable, a duty to pay a debt barred by the act of limitations, etc.
» A marriage is a bond and a moral obligation.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A duty which one owes and ought to perform on the basis of considerations of right and wrong, but which he is not legally bound to fulfill, as a duty to be charitable, a duty to pay a debt barred by the act of limitations, etc.
- an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
Examples
4 sentencesA marriage is a bond and a moral obligation.
Sanctions against governments engaging in war crimes are a moral obligation.
He has a moral obligation to help a friend in need.
Recently, some Yale professors agreed to discuss the university’s moral obligations related to fossil fuels.
Forms
plural: moral obligations| Singular | moral obligation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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