潜在义务是指结果取决于不确定未来事项的可能义务。也就是说，潜在义务最终是否转变为现时义务，由某些未来不确定事项的发生或不发生才能决定。
如果其他每一个人都不去逛商店，那么没有竞争厂商会进入这个市场，因为他们大部分的潜在消费者都已经“名花有主”或者说有品牌义务了。
If everyone else gives up the ability to shop around, then no rival company can enter the market, because most of its potential customers are already wedded to the incumbent.
发现潜在的缺陷后，买方有义务尽快地报告这个缺陷。
It is Buyer's obligation to report any suspected defect as soon as possible after discovery.
对中国新刑法“告知义务”进行了深入分析，特别是从犯罪学的角度阐述了“告知义务”作为一种回归控制，在发挥其积极作用的同时也存在着潜在的致罪因素。
On the basis of criminology, the author demonstrates that the informative obligation, qua a rehabilitation control, has some potential criminal factors when it plays a positive role in our society.
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