moral obligations

A form of moral obligation — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of moral obligation
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