obligor

[ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr] Origin

ob·li·gor

[ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr]
noun Law.
1.
a person who is bound to another.
2.
a person who gives a bond.

Origin:
1535–45; oblige + -or2
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Obligor is always a great word to know.
So is pardon. Does it mean:
a release from the penalty of an offense; a remission of penalty, as by a governor; the document by which such remission is declared
to secure property or title to a person by formal or legal process; to terminate legal proceedings by mutual consent of the parties
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obligor (ˌɒblɪˈɡɔː)
 
n
1.  a person who binds himself by contract to perform some obligation; debtor
2.  a person who gives a bond

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obligor
1540s, from oblige.
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