Sentence examples similar to obligations were discharged from inspiring English sources
The court of appeal found in a case in 2004 that the returning officer's obligations are discharged by handing the ballots to Royal Mail or other carrier, and that he or she cannot be held liable for delays in the postal system.
By suggesting that an attorney's pro bono obligations are discharged even before he or she engages in legal practice for "real clients," the new requirement will no doubt be taken by many lawyers as support for the largely unspoken proposition that pro bono work, like the bar exam, is merely a rite of passage rather than a continuing commitment.
If the check is honored, the debtor's obligation is discharged, but if it is not honored, a cause of action against the debtor accrues to the check recipient "upon demand following dishonor". Pp. 396-399.
(The debts were discharged in the bankruptcy, so she has no legal obligation to repay them).
One effect of the legal tender law is that it allows debts and obligations to be discharged in a cheaper form of "dollars" than coins made of gold and silver.
The United Kingdom's positive obligation would be discharged by its introduction.
As unlikely as it may seem, a paper is not merely a dreary obligation to be discharged; it is a chance to learn, and that's what your prof is trying to get you to do.
The liability of such surety under such bond or obligation shall be discharged to the extent of the value of such property recovered by the trustee or the amount paid to the trustee.
That being the case, such an obligation cannot be discharged by mere monetary payment.
It matters not whose contribution provides the necessary impetus to see the rescue out: if all are willing, the obligation may be discharged somehow.
