Legal Obligations

verb used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness

• One should always strive for excellence in their work.
• You should totally check out that new restaurant downtown.
• I heard you should totally binge-watch that show on Netflix.
• We should plant the seeds of kindness wherever we go.

noun a liability that has been incurred but not yet paid

adjective accrued (accumulated or added over time) is describing the type of liability

• The company's accrued liability for employee benefits increased significantly this quarter.
• The amount the company owes for employee benefits went up a lot this quarter.
• The company's tab for employee benefits really piled up this quarter.
• The weight of the company's accrued liability is starting to feel heavy on their balance sheet.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

pronoun a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Going against someone's principles is considered unethical in professional settings.
• It's just not right to go against someone's principles like that.
• Messing with someone's principles is a major no-no.
• Going against someone's principles is like betraying their core values.