morally binding

Frequency: 7.26.4 per million words

Specifies that the obligation is based on principles of right and wrong, rather than law.

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Examples (10)

  • A handshake agreement isn't legally enforceable, but many consider it morally binding.
  • Although we never signed a contract, his promise felt morally binding.
  • The company's pledge to the community is considered morally binding by its employees.
  • Do you believe that a verbal commitment should be morally binding?
  • She made a morally binding commitment to help them, regardless of the personal cost.
  • He felt the old tradition was morally binding on all members of the family.
  • Some politicians treat campaign promises as suggestions, not as morally binding pledges.
  • If you give your word, that promise becomes morally binding from that moment on.
  • The doctor's oath is a professional creed that is morally binding.
  • The treaty, while not ratified, established principles that were morally binding upon the signatory nations.