debt of honour

noun

1. a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling

Example Sentences

Almost 4 million women born in the 1950s, whose retirement age was increased from 60 to 66, have been weighing their voting intentions since Labour announced a £58bn compensation plan to pay back the “historic debt of honour”.

From The Guardian

"We have a historical debt of honour to them and when we go into government we are going to fulfil that debt," he said.

From BBC

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the pledge would settle a "debt of honour" to women born in the 1950s.

From BBC

Labour describes the issue of the change in state pension for women as a "historical debt of honour" that the country needs to pay for.

From BBC

Two British MPs who went on a fact-finding mission to north-east Syria last month, including a visit to a refugee camp, said the UK had a “debt of honour” to help those who fought Isis on the ground, and said the situation in the prisons and camps was critical.

From The Guardian