Moral Obligation (Noun)
Meaning
An obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- She traveled to the disaster zone because she felt a strong moral obligation to help with the relief efforts.
- The company's founders felt a moral obligation to ensure that their products were made with environmentally sustainable materials.
- The doctor felt a moral obligation to tell his patient the truth about their terminal illness, even if it was difficult news to deliver.
- Volunteering at the local soup kitchen was a way for her to fulfill her moral obligation to give back to the community.
- He stayed in the marriage out of a sense of moral obligation to his wife and children, even though he was no longer in love with her.