obligator

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English

Etymology

obligate +‎ -or

Noun

obligator (plural obligators)

  1. (law) One who establishes an obligation under law
    • 1993, Michael J. Lacey & Knud Haakonssen, A culture of rights: the Bill of Rights in philosophy, politics, and law, page 29,
      It should here be explained that in this form of natural-law theory, there is a distinction between the "obligator" who puts us under the obligation to do our duty, and the beneficiary of this duty.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) obligātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of obligō

Romanian

Adjective

obligator m or n (feminine singular obligatoare, masculine plural obligatori, feminine and neuter plural obligatoare)

  1. Alternative form of obligatoriu

Declension