legal obligations
What law requires
Legal obligations are duties or responsibilities enforceable by law.
These may arise from contracts, statutes, court orders, or other binding agreements: The company has legal obligations to its shareholders.
Failing to meet legal obligations can result in penalties, lawsuits, or other consequences.
The phrase often appears in formal contexts discussing compliance, liability, or contractual terms.
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- civil liabilityObligation to compensate harm
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- legally bindingEnforceable under the law
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
compliance · duty of care · good faith · fiduciary duty · breach · trustee · agreement · terms and conditions · non-disclosure agreement · sanction · court order · burden of proof · legislation · statute · damages · regulation · prohibition · indemnity
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- legal ethicsattorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, code of ethics, pro bono
- workplace liabilityworkplace injury, workplace accidents, workplace injuries, employer duties, liability insurance
- EU lawTreaty of Rome, acquis communautaire, directives, transposition, direct effect
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
legal obligationsrecommendations
Proposed courses of action
preferences · suggestions · best practices · voluntary actions · guidelines
legal obligationsmoral obligations
Demands of conscience
gentlemen's agreements · social expectations · customary practices · honor codes · religious duties
legal obligationslegal rights
Freedoms protected by law
entitlements · discretion · autonomy · legal immunity · exemptions