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Gläubiger, Gläubigerin

Substantiv

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obligee

noun

Comparative law notes

Austria

This is the more abstract term to use in the broader context of the law of obligations (contract law, tort law).

Definitions of obligee

English

someone that is owed a contractual or other obligation by someone else (=the obligor)

The obligee retained (=kept) the right to sue the obligor upon breach of performance.