obligation under seal
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obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… … Black's law dictionary
obligation — /ob li gay sheuhn/, n. 1. something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc. 2. something that is done or is to be done for such reasons: to fulfill one… … Universalium
obligation — In an early and narrow sense, a bond or deed under seal wherein a person binds himself under penalty to do a thing. In the modern and popular sense, that which binds, as an oath, vow, promise, contract, or debt. Hargroves v Cooke, 15 Ga 321, 330 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Obligation — • Defined in the Institutes of Justinian as a legal bond which by a legal necessity binds us to do something according to the laws of our State Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Obligation Obligation … Catholic encyclopedia
Seal of the Confessional and the Anglican Church — The Seal of the Confessional is a principle of the Anglican Church that protects the words spoken during confession. Confession has certain censures on disclosure as there is an understanding among the clergy that there is an inviolable… … Wikipedia
Seal of the Confessional — This article concerns a doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church only. : For the similar principle in other denominations see Seal of the Confessional and the Anglican Church and Seal of the Confessional and the Lutheran Church. The Seal of… … Wikipedia
Simple obligation — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… … Catholic encyclopedia
bond — bond1 bondable, adj. bondability, n. bonder, n. bondless, adj. /bond/, n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament … Universalium
specialty — An instrument under seal wherein an obligation is embodied. Mutual Trust & Dep. Co. v Boone (Ky) 267 SW2d 751, 45 ALR2d 962. A contract under seal. A designation sometimes given to a bond, that is an obligation under seal, as distinguished from a … Ballentine's law dictionary
