- imperfect obligation
- An obligation not enforceable by suit, depending for fulfillment upon the will and conscience of the obligor. Edwards v Kearzey, 96 US 595, 24 L Ed 793.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
imperfect obligation
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