What's the difference between legal debt and moral debt?

[Coco_bunga]

I thought that a moral debt might be to do with someone giving someone something based on feelings or something and a legal debt being something written down? I dunno really =/

[Davethedog]

Is this a serious question?

[Coco_bunga]

Yer, i'm stupid ok? lol. I didn't know what the difference was and like what comes under each and whether there was a specific definition for them =/

[Davethedog]

Legal debt is what you owe in monetary terms.

Moral debt is an obligation to someone or something that has done something for you.

Someone picks your kids up from school, three weeks later they ask you to pick up thiers, that a moral obligation as when you needed them they helped you.

[dzug2]

A legal debt can be enforced by the law. Doesn't have to be written.

A moral debt is enforced by your own conscience.

[R1Geezer]

Moral debts are debts that are due but not enforcable in law, for example gambling debts, small loans between freinds etc.

[factor-fiction]

Good answer RI Geezer, although I think some gambling debts are now legally enforceable.
Coco_bunga: it might help us if you were to give us the context of your question.

[dzug2]

Small loans between friends are in principle enforceable by law. In reality it may be impractical to do so, but the possibility is there.

A better example is a friend GIVES you some money. You may feel you have a moral debt to pay it back at some stage - or do him some other sort of favour.