legal obligation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegalandobligation
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legal
adjective
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl/us/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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obligation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition oflegalandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflegal obligation
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There is nolegalobligationfor citizens to invest in private or occupational pension schemes, but there are strong incentives to do so.
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The provisions of the poor law of 1601 meant that both the local community and the family had alegalobligationto support the aged.
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Thelegalobligationto follow the rules of 10.
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Regulatory cooperation causes countries with policies below the mean to raise their standards to the minimum standard level as a result oflegalobligation.
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There was nolegalobligationto record in the removal orders whether the poor were likely to become chargeable or actually chargeable.
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In 1945,legalobligationwas imposed on local authorities to provide maternity and child welfare services.
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Without alegalobligationto do so, codes of conduct are rarely given compulsory status.
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Almost totally absent in the mainstream narrative was the moral andlegalobligationof a person to take care of her or his sick relations.
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An unmarried partner, on the other hand, has nolegalobligationto pay for a partner's care.
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We use the term regulatory cooperation here in its strictest meaning, as being equivalent with internationallegalobligation.
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The 1881 regulation entailed alegalobligationto declare and register all marriages within six months of the event.
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The judge'slegalobligation, in such an instance, is defined by a rule of recognition that requires the judge to decide cases in accordance with the applicable law.
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It is alegalobligationand entitles affiliates and often their dependants to protection against specific risks which reduce or place an additional burden on income.
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Does the hospital or the community have alegalobligationto provide some level of healthcare to this particular illegal alien or illegal aliens in general?
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The authors consider the extent oflegalobligationon family members to provide care, and the social trends that are attenuating this source of care provision.
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Medical hierarchy based on knowledge and ethical andlegalobligationis appropriate.
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The otherlegalobligationthat applied to farms was the care of younger siblings until they married or moved out, and payment for their wedding festivities.
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