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honor-bound

honor-bound

adjective

bound by or placed under the obligation of honor.
honor bound

honor bound

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's. Also see on one's honor.

Synonyms

honor-bound

American

[on-er-bound] / ˈɒn ərˈbaʊnd /

adjective

bound by or placed under the obligation of honor.

She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.

honor bound Idioms

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's. Also see on one's honor.

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