not under any obligation
idiom
: not required (to do something)
You are not under any obligation to stay.
Examples of not under any obligation in a Sentence
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Apple is not under any obligation to restore Fortnite to the App Store, as the legal judgment in the lawsuit between Epic and Apple made clear.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The employer is not under any obligation to invent needs for the employee to fill.
—Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Judge do not have to hear cases within a certain time Even with a surge of cases after the CDC eviction moratorium ended, judges are not under any obligation to hear a case within a certain maximum amount of time and will listen to all facts necessary to decide on an eviction filing.
—Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2021
The retail giant is confident in the ability of its tech that shoppers are not under any obligation to check all the items have been accounted for.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 23 June 2021
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The employer is not under any obligation to invent needs for the employee to fill.
—Karla L. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
Judge do not have to hear cases within a certain time Even with a surge of cases after the CDC eviction moratorium ended, judges are not under any obligation to hear a case within a certain maximum amount of time and will listen to all facts necessary to decide on an eviction filing.
—Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2021
The retail giant is confident in the ability of its tech that shoppers are not under any obligation to check all the items have been accounted for.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 23 June 2021
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“Not under any obligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20under%20any%20obligation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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