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duty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | obligation, responsibility |
| Type of | social control |
| Has types | imperative, safekeeping, prerequisite, incumbency, burden of proof, requirement, job, white man's burden, civic duty, guardianship, keeping, legal duty, line of duty, moral obligation, demand, noblesse oblige, filial duty, civic responsibility |
| Derivation | duteous |
we must instill a sense of duty in our children.
every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tariff |
| Type of | indirect tax |
| Has types | revenue tariff, countervailing duty, custom, customs, customs duty, tunnage, export duty, tonnage duty, import duty, impost, tonnage, octroi, protective tariff |
duty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | work |
| Has types | role, part, office, task, job, function, duty assignment, chore, assignment |
| Derivation | duteous |
Examples of duty
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They might be the last surviving humans and have a duty to repopulate the world.
From the thenewstribune.com
A total of 162 officers died in the line of duty last year, up from 117 in 2009.
From the thenewstribune.com
He has a duty to explain to his country and to the world why he did what he did.
From the bloomberg.com
It is the duty of citizens to participate in democracy and shine light on truth.
From the edition.cnn.com
Bell was stopped in June 2010 by an off-duty Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy.
From the heraldtribune.com
According to the report, the Caribbean Sea's master was off duty and below deck.
From the cnn.com
There are others options like excise duty cut as has been suggested by the left.
From the upi.com
Outside directors already have a duty to weigh investment adviser fees, he says.
From the businessweek.com
People embracing Proposition 16 say they're acting out of a sense of civic duty.
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- The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
- Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
- A government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
- Duty (from "due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, did, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. "debt") is a term that conveys a sense of moral commitment to someone or something. ...
- Duty is the third full-length studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki, as well as being her best-selling studio album to date, with over 2.9 million copies sold. ...
- In economics, a duty is a kind of tax, often associated with customs, a payment due to the revenue of a state, levied by force of law. It is a tax on certain items purchased abroad. ...
- In tort law, a duty of care (or delict in Scots law) is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. ...
- Duty (Russian: u0414u0443u0301u0442u044Bu0439, also known as "u0414u0443u0442u044B" or "u0414u0443u0442u043Eu0432u043E") is a village (selo) in the southern part of Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Duty and Arey Rivers, 65 kilometers (40u00A0mi) away from Khilok.
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do; A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task; describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods; A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff; One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee
