obligor

[ ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr ]

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noun

, Law.

obligor

/ ˌɒblɪˈɡɔː /

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Origin of obligor¹

First recorded in 1535–45; oblige + -or ²

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As a rule, partial interests cannot be assigned so as to be binding upon the obligor, without the latter's consent.

The obligations of quasi contracts are imposed by law without reference to the assent of the obligor.

Whatever scheme may be devised to increase the value of the Confederate States paper money, the obligor is the same.

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