Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Moral Affections Moral Obligations
Moral Obligations
Nouns
right
what ought to be, what should be
fitness etc. adj.
equity
equitableness etc. adj.
propriety
fair play, impartiality, measure for measure, give and take, Nemesis, Themis. scales of justice, evenhanded justice, karma
clear stage, fair field and no favor, level playing field. morals etc. (duty) Duty
law etc. Legality
honor etc. (probity) Probity
virtue etc. Virtue .
Verbs
be right etc. adj.
stand to reason. see justice done, see one righted, see fair play
do justice to
recompense etc. (reward) Reward
bold the scales even, give and take
serve one right, put the saddle on the right horse
give every one his due, give the devil his due
Adjectives
right, good
just, reasonable
fit etc. Dueness
equal, equable, equatable
evenhanded, fair. legitimate, justifiable, rightful
as it should be, as it ought to be
lawful etc. (permitted) Permission , (legal) Legality . deserved etc. Dueness .
Adverbs
rightly etc. adj.
in justice, in equity, in reason. without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons
upon even terms.
Phrases
in equal scale weighing delight and dole" [Hamlet]
thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just" [Henry VI] .
Nouns
wrong
what ought not to be, what should not be
unreasonableness, grievance
shame. injustice
tort [Law]
unfairness etc. adj.
iniquity, foul play. partiality, leaning, bias
favor, favoritism
nepotism, party spirit, partisanship
bigotry. undueness etc. [Absence of right.] Undueness
wrongdoing (vice) Vice
unlawfulness etc. [Absence or violation of law.] Illegalityetc. v.
the wolf and the lamb
vice etc. Vice . a custom more honored in the breach than the a custom more honored in the breach than the observance" [Hamlet] .
Verbs
be wrong etc. adj.
cry to heaven for vengeance. do wrong etc. n.
be inequitable etc. adj.
favor, lean towards
encroach upon, impose upon
reap where one has not sown
give an inch and take an ell, give an inch and take an mile
rob Peter to pay Paul.
Adjectives
wrong, wrongful
bad, too bad
unjust, unfair
inequitable, unequitable
unequal, partial, one-sided
injurious, tortious [Law] . objectionable
unreasonable, unallowable, unwarrantable, unjustifiable
improper, unfit
unjustified etc. [Absence of right.] Undueness
illegal etc. [Absence or violation of law.] Illegality
iniquitous
immoral etc. Vice . in the wrong, in the wrong box.
Nouns
due, dueness
right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright. immunity, license, liberty, franchise
vested interest, vested right. sanction, authority, warranty, charter
warrant etc. (permission) Permission
constitution etc. (law) Legality
tenure
bond etc. (security) Security . claimant, appellant
plaintiff etc. Accusation .
Verbs
be due etc. adj. . to, be the due etc. n.. of
have right to, have title to, have claim to
be entitled to
have a claim upon
belong to etc. (property) Property . deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve. demand, claim
call upon for, come upon for, appeal to for
revendicate, reclaim
exact
insist on, insist upon
challenge
take one's stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to, assert, assume, arrogate, make good
substantiate
vindicate a claim, vindicate a right
fit for, qualify for
make out a case. give a right, confer a right
entitle
authorize etc. Permission
sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot. give every one his due etc. Right
pay one's dues
have one's due, have one's rights. use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.
Adjectives
having a right to etc. v.
entitled to
claiming
deserving, meriting, worthy of. privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized
ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised. prescriptive, presumptive
absolute, indefeasible
unalienable, inalienable
imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged
sacrosanct. due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved. allowable etc. (permitted) Permission
lawful, licit, legitimate, legal
legalized etc. (law) Legality . square, unexceptionable, right
equitable etc. Right
due, en r gle
fit, fitting
correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly
decorous
creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet
just the thing, quite the thing
Adverbs
duly, ex officio
by right, by divine right
in the name of.
Nouns
undueness etc. adj.
impropriety
illegality etc. [Absence or violation of law.] Illegalityetc. adj.
emptiness of title, invalidity of title
illegitimacy. loss of right, disfranchisement, forfeiture. usurpation, tort, violation, breach, encroachment, presumption, assumption, seizure
stretch, exaction, imposition, lion's share. usurper, pretender.
Verbs
be undue etc. adj.
not be due etc. Dueness . infringe, encroach, trench on, exact
arrogate, arrogate to oneself
give an inch and take an ell
stretch a point, strain a point
usurp, violate, do violence to. disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify
invalidate. relax etc. (be lax) [Absence of authority] Laxity
misbehave etc. (vice) Vice
misbecome.
Adjectives
undue
unlawful etc. (illegal) [Absence or violation of law.] Illegality
unconstitutional
illicit
unauthorized, unwarranted, disallowed, unallowed, unsanctioned, unjustified
unentitled, disentitled, unqualified, disqualified
unprivileged, unchartered. illegitimate, bastard, spurious, supposititious, false
usurped. tortious [Law] . undeserved, unmerited, unearned
unfulfilled. forfeited, disfranchised. improper
unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, unseemly
unbecoming, misbecoming
seemless
not the thing, out of the question, not to be thought of
preposterous, pretentious, would-be.
Nouns
duty, what ought to be done, moral obligation, accountableness, liability, onus, responsibility
bounden duty, imperative duty
call, call of duty
accountability. allegiance, fealty, tie engagement etc. (promise) Promise
part
function, calling etc. (business) Business . morality, morals, decalogue
case of conscience
conscientiousness etc. (probity) Probity
conscience, inward monitor, still small voice within, sense of duty, tender conscience, superego
the hell within [Paradise Lost] . dueness etc. Dueness
propriety, fitness, seemliness, amenability, decorum, to prepon
the thing, the proper thing
the right thing to do, the proper thing to do. [Science of morals] ethics, ethology.
deontology, aretology
moral philosophy, ethical philosophy
casuistry, polity. observance, fulfillment, discharge, performance, acquittal, satisfaction, redemption
good behavior.
Verbs
be the duty of
be incumbent etc. adj. . on, be responsible etc. adj.
behoove, become, befit, beseem
belong to, pertain to
fall to one's lot
devolve on
lie upon, lie on one's head, lie at one's door
rest with, rest on the shoulders of. take upon oneself etc. (promise) Promise
be bound to, become bound to, be sponsor for, become sponsor for
incur a responsibility etc. n.
be under an obligation, stand under an obligation, lie under an obligation
have to answer for, owe to it oneself. impose a duty, c. n.
enjoin, require, exact
bind, bind over
saddle with, prescribe, assign, call upon, look to, oblige. enter upon a duty, perform a duty, observe a duty, fulfill a duty, discharge a duty, adhere to a duty, acquit oneself of a duty, satisfy a duty, enter upon an obligation, perform an obligation, observe an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, adhere to an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, satisfy an obligation
act one's part, redeem one's pledge, do justice to, be at one's post
do duty
do one's duty etc. (be virtuous) Virtue . be on one's good behavior, mind one's P's and Q's.
Adjectives
obligatory, binding
imperative, peremptory
stringent etc. (severe) Severity
behooving etc. v.
incumbent on, chargeable on
under obligation
obliged by, bound by, tied by
saddled with. due to, beholden to, bound to, indebted to
tied down
compromised etc. (promised) Promise
in duty bound. amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable. right, meet etc. (due) Dueness
moral, ethical, casuistical, conscientious, ethological.
Adverbs
with a safe conscience, as in duty, bound, on one's own responsibility, at one's own risk
Phrases
simple duty bath no place for fear" [Whittier]
stern daughter of the voice of God" [Wordsworth]
there is a higher law than the Constitution" [Wm. Seward] .
Nouns
dereliction of duty
fault etc. (guilt) Guilt
sin etc. (vice) Vice
non-observance, non-performance
neglect, relaxation, infraction, violation, transgression, failure, evasion
dead letter.
Verbs
violate
break, break through
infringe
set aside, set at naught
encroach upon, trench upon
trample on, trample under foot
slight, neglect, evade, renounce, forswear, repudiate
wash one's hands of
escape, transgress, fail. call to account etc. (disapprobation) Disapprobation .
Nouns
exemption, freedom, irresponsibility, immunity, liberty, license, release, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution, franchise, renunciation, discharge
exculpation etc. Acquittal .
Verbs
be exempt etc. adj. . exempt, release, acquit, discharge, quitclaim, remise, remit
free, set at liberty, let off, pass over, spare, excuse, dispense with, give dispensation, license
stretch a point
absolve etc. (forgive) Forgiveness
exonerate etc. (exculpate) Acquittal
save the necessity.
Adjectives
exempt, free, immune, at liberty, scot-free
released etc. v.
unbound, unencumbered
irresponsible, unaccountable, not answerable
excusable.