honor-bound

[ on-er-bound ]

adjective

1. bound by or placed under the obligation of honor:

   She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.

Idioms and Phrases

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's . Also see on one's honor .

Example Sentences

Hamas has maintained that its fighters’ “religion, values and culture” forbid such acts, and that, as Muslims, they are “honor-bound to respect and protect all women.”

From New York Times

Hamas has also said its fighters, as Muslims, are “honor-bound to respect and protect all women,” and demanded an apology from The Times.

From New York Times

One of “Andor’s” strengths was in showing how ordinary people live under Imperial rule when powerful space wizards or honor-bound warriors are not around to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times

I was reminded of the Cohen account in part because it offers an answer to the question of whether the Chief Justice is indeed wholly powerless to probe ethics questions among his colleagues, and also to the ancillary question of whether the Chief Justice is somehow honor-bound to pretend ethics issues don’t exist.

From Slate

President Chester A. Arthur and former secretary of state James G. Blaine joined their voices to the national chorus championing honor-bound bloodshed.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• appreciative
• beholden
• duty-bound
• grateful
• obligated
• obliged
• thankful