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obligator

obligator noun: one who establishes an obligation under law.

Noun

obligator (plural obligators)

  1. One who establishes an obligation under law
    • It should here be explained that in this form of natural-law theory, there is a distinction between the "obligator" who puts us under the obligation to do our duty, and the beneficiary of this duty.1993, Michael J. Lacey, Knud Haakonssen, A culture of rights: the Bill of Rights in philosophy, politics, and law, page 29

Forms of obligator

pluralobligators

Origin of obligator

From obligate + -or.

Questions about obligator

What does obligator mean?
Obligator means one who establishes an obligation under law.
What part of speech is obligator?
Obligator is a noun.
What is the plural of obligator?
The plural of obligator is obligators.

Words near obligator in the dictionary

  1. obligational
  2. obligations
  3. obligative
  4. obligativeness
  5. obligato
  6. obligator
  7. obligatorification
  8. obligatorifications
  9. obligatorily
  10. obligatoriness
  11. obligatorization

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