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debt of honour

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debt of honour
n
a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling


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WE are delighted that the country's debt of honour to the Gurkhas will finally be paid.
But Smith told The Sun: "We owe this man and his family a huge debt of honour.
This is quite the opposite of what the British people want to see - they believe we have a debt of honour to the Gurkhas.
 
 
 
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