What does "moral obligation" mean?

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.

Moral obligation

Q: What is a synonym for "moral obligation"?

Common synonyms include: academic honesty obligation, benefaction, beneficence, binding vow, civic value, duty.

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Noun

1
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. countable, uncountable
2
an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong wordnet

Synonyms

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academic honesty obligation benefaction beneficence binding vow civic value duty

Antonyms

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amoral corrupt ethically trivial immoral

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