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obligee

[ob-li-jee]
noun
  1. Law.
    1. a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
    2. a person to whom a bond is given.
  2. a person who is under obligation for a favor, service, or benefit.
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Origin of obligee

First recorded in 1565–75; oblige + -ee
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Examples from the Web for obligee

Historical Examples of obligee

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2

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

British Dictionary definitions for obligee

obligee

noun
  1. a person in whose favour an obligation, contract, or bond is created; creditor
  2. a person who receives a bond
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Word Origin and History for obligee

n.

"person to whom another is bound by contract," 1570s, from oblige + -ee.

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