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NATURAL OBLIGATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- natural duty
1, record 1, English, natural%20duty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- obligatio naturalis 2, record 1, English, obligatio%20naturalis
correct
- natural obligation 1, record 1, English, natural%20obligation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moral duty that is not enforceable by judicial action. 2, record 1, English, - natural%20duty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural obligations are recognized in civil-law jurisdictions. While they are not enforceable by judicial action, something that has been performed under a natural obligation may not be reclaimed. 2, record 1, English, - natural%20duty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term sometimes applied to obligations said to arise from the law of nature only or from natural justice and equity, such as the obligations between parents and children. The term is sometimes applied also to obligations binding morally but, for technical legal reasons, such as defective formalities, not legally enforceable, though having some effect, such as barring a claim for repayment of a debt due but not enforceable. 3, record 1, English, - natural%20duty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation naturelle
1, record 1, French, obligation%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obligation qui résulte d'un pouvoir moral ou de conscience et qui n'est pas, selon la loi, susceptible d'exécution forcée. 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20naturelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- imperfect obligation
1, record 2, English, imperfect%20obligation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- natural obligation 1, record 2, English, natural%20obligation
correct
- moral obligation 1, record 2, English, moral%20obligation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A duty that is based only on one's conscience and that is not legally enforceable; an obligation with a purely moral basis, as opposed to a legal one. 1, record 2, English, - imperfect%20obligation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In contract law, moral obligation may support a promise in the absence of traditional consideration, but only if the promisor has previously received some actual benefit from the promisee. 1, record 2, English, - imperfect%20obligation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obligation imparfaite
1, record 2, French, obligation%20imparfaite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- obligation naturelle 2, record 2, French, obligation%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun
- obligation morale 2, record 2, French, obligation%20morale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'attribution est faite en vertu d'une obligation imparfaite, elle n'est pas sans cause. Ces obligations existent même si le créancier ne peut en obtenir l'exécution. Si le débiteur l'exécute, sa prestation a une cause. 1, record 2, French, - obligation%20imparfaite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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