moral obligation

English

Noun

moral obligation (plural moral obligations)

(law) 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.

Synonyms

moral duty

Translations

duty that one owes because of considerations of right and wrong but he is not legally bound to perform

Thai: หน้าที่ธรรมจรรยา (nâa-tîi-tam-má-jan-yaa)

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