obligee

[ ob-li-jee ]

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noun

Law.
1. a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
2. a person to whom a bond is given.
a person who is under obligation for a favor, service, or benefit.

obligee

/ ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː /

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Origin of obligee¹

First recorded in 1565–75; oblige + -ee

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An obligee of a common money bond can, since the date of the Judicature Act, obtain summary judgment under O. xiv.

Such a bond, if the obligee has exacted unconscionable terms, may be set aside.

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