Code and Obligation

Code

Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.

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Obligation and code are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obligation" instead a noun "Code".

Nearby Words: coded, coding, coder

Obligation noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

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Code and obligation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Code" instead a noun "Obligation".

Nearby Words: oblige, obliging, obligatory, obliged, obligate

high	high code	high obligation
special	special code	special obligation
particular	particular code	particular obligation
certain	certain code	certain obligation
Other adjectives: original, legal, proper, ethical, strong, actual, entire, real, strict, social, personal, moral, traditional, military.

Honor Among Thieves: The Gentlemen Bastards have a strict code of conduct and undying loyalty to each other - even a religious obligation in their theft.

Source: Literature / Gentleman Bastard
Obstructive Code of Conduct: Notably averted; the notion that there is some moral obligation to "respect the flow of history" is never even briefly addressed.

Source: Video Game / Chrono Trigger
However, though he has no respect or obligation to serve any law, he does have an affinity for the Sith Code, saying that its words completely changed his perspective.

Source: Lawful Evil

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