under no legal obligation
idiom
: not required (to do something) by a law
You're under no legal obligation to return the money.
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The president is under no legal obligation to undertake a physical examination, much less release the results to the American public, Balcerski said.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Procedurally, the lawsuit contends that the Department of Corrections is under no legal obligation to respond to a name-change petition.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
But for now, Swift says, companies are under no legal obligation to improve their systems.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2023
But for now, Swift says, companies are under no legal obligation to improve their systems.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2023
But barring a union contract, your employer is under no legal obligation to grant you any severance, and two-third of workers who get laid off or fired receive no severance at all.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Unlike a democratic nation, however, the company can easily change its own moderation policies, and Facebook is under no legal obligation to abide by the board’s rulings.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 28 Jan. 2021
Meanwhile, as the pandemic has worn on, although under no legal obligation to do so, businesses have also taken steps to protect or support workers and non-workers alike.
—Nicholas Kerr, National Review, 11 Jan. 2021
First, those laws only apply to public universities, so private schools are under no legal obligation to disclose any documents that come from the NCAA.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2020
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Procedurally, the lawsuit contends that the Department of Corrections is under no legal obligation to respond to a name-change petition.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
But for now, Swift says, companies are under no legal obligation to improve their systems.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2023
But for now, Swift says, companies are under no legal obligation to improve their systems.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2023
But barring a union contract, your employer is under no legal obligation to grant you any severance, and two-third of workers who get laid off or fired receive no severance at all.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Unlike a democratic nation, however, the company can easily change its own moderation policies, and Facebook is under no legal obligation to abide by the board’s rulings.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 28 Jan. 2021
Meanwhile, as the pandemic has worn on, although under no legal obligation to do so, businesses have also taken steps to protect or support workers and non-workers alike.
—Nicholas Kerr, National Review, 11 Jan. 2021
First, those laws only apply to public universities, so private schools are under no legal obligation to disclose any documents that come from the NCAA.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2020
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“Under no legal obligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20no%20legal%20obligation. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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