Ethical Obligations

verb to officially require or order something to be done

adjective required by law or rule

• The new law mandated stricter regulations on environmental pollution.
• The boss mandated that all employees attend the meeting tomorrow.
• My mom mandated that I clean my room before I could go out with my friends.
• The artist felt as though creativity cannot be mandated, it must flow naturally.

noun a debt that is based on personal integrity and honor rather than a legal obligation

• He considered it a debt of honour to repay the money he had borrowed from his friend.
• I feel like I owe him a debt of honour for all the times he has helped me out.
• I gotta pay back that debt of honour before he starts asking for it.
• In their culture, seeking revenge was seen as a debt of honour that had to be repaid.