duty applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling.

Duty is what one performs, or avoids doing, in fulfillment of the permanent dictates of conscience, piety, right, or law: duty to one's country; one's duty to tell the truth, to raise children properly.

Duty is also often perceived as something owed to one's country (patriotism), or to one's homeland or community. [4] Civic duties could include: Obey the law Pay taxes Provide for a common defense, …

It is surely the duty of the stronger members in a society to help those who are weak. I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project.

Duty, obligation refer to what one feels bound to do. Duty is what one performs, or avoids doing, in fulfillment of the permanent dictates of conscience, piety, right, or law: duty to one's country; one's …

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DUTY meaning: 1 : something that is done as part of a job; 2 : something that you must do because it is morally right or because the law requires it