moral obligation

/ˌmɔrəl ˈɑbləˌgeɪʃən/
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Other forms: moral obligations

Definitions of moral obligation
  1. noun
    an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
    “he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation”
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    type of:
    duty, obligation, responsibility
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
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