moral duty
A duty the breach of which would be a moral wrong. — Also termed natural duty.
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moral and social duty
moral and social duty 社会道德责任 (→moral obligation)
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breach of duty
breach of duty. The violation of a legal or moral obligation; the failure to act as the law obligates one to act; esp., a fiduciary’s violation of an obligation owed to another. See NEGLIGENCE. [Cases: Negligence 250. C.J.S. Negligence § 59.]
moral obligation
A duty that is based only on one’s conscience and that is not legally enforceable; an obligation with a purely moral basis, as opposed to a legal one. • In contract law, moral obligation may support a promise in the absence of traditional consideration, but only if the promisor has previously received some actual benefit
duty bound
duty-bound, adj. Required by legal or moral obligation to do something (Jones is duty-bound to deliver the goods by Friday).
moral turpitude
moral turpitude. 1. Conduct that is contrary to justice, honesty, or morality. • In the area of legal ethics, offenses involving moral turpitude — such as fraud or breach of trust — traditionally make a person unfit to practice law. — Also termed moral depravity. 2. Military law. Any conduct for which the applicable punishment
obligate
obligate, vb. 1. To bind by legal or moral duty. 2. To commit (funds, property, etc.) to meet or secure an obligation.
oblige
oblige ([schwa]-blIj), vb. 1. To bind by legal or moral duty; OBLIGATE. 2. To bind by doing a favor or service.
qualified privilege
A privilege that immunizes an actor from suit only when the privilege is properly exercised in the performance of a legal or moral duty. — Also termed conditional privilege. Cf. absolute privilege. [Cases: Libel and Slander 41; Officers and Public Employees 114; Torts 16. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood§§ 59, 62–65, 83–87, 90; Officers
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