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obligor
[ ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr ]
/ ˌɒb lɪˈgɔr, ˈɒb lɪˌgɔr /
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noun Law.
a person who is bound to another.
a person who gives a bond.
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How to use obligor in a sentence
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.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. HillWhatever scheme may be devised to increase the value of the Confederate States paper money, the obligor is the same.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
British Dictionary definitions for obligor
obligor
/ (ˌɒblɪˈɡɔː) /
noun
a person who binds himself by contract to perform some obligation; debtor
a person who gives a bond
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