obligor

American  

[ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr] / ˌɒb lɪˈgɔr, ˈɒb lɪˌgɔr /

noun

Law.

1. a person who is bound to another.

2. a person who gives a bond.

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obligor British  

/ ˌɒblɪˈɡɔː /

noun

1. a person who binds himself by contract to perform some obligation; debtor

2. a person who gives a bond

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Etymology

Origin of obligor

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

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• obligor vs. obligee

Example Sentences

Bonds can be breached for reasons such as failure to show up in court or failure to turn the immigrant over to authorities if ICE asks the obligor to do so.

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“Maybe they don’t keep in touch with the obligor. Maybe the obligor is not a person of integrity — he’s a fraudster. Or they just lose touch with the obligor, because the obligor is some random person they found to post the bond.”

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The person who posted the bond money might move across the country or even out of the country; they might lose the original paperwork required to reclaim the money back, creating additional hurdles; the obligor might die.

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When breaching bonds, agents consider whether the violation was an accident or intentional and whether the obligor or immigrant was acting in good faith, ICE said in a statement.

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Gloria Contreras Edin, an immigration attorney in Minnesota, said she had one undocumented client whose obligor was on the brink of dying of cancer.

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