"Duty" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In lts use in jurisprudence, this word is the correlative of right. Thus, wherever there exists a right in any person, there also rests a corresponding duty upon
That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or
refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally
obligatory.
Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a
policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and
superiors.
Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money
required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or
consumption of goods.
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping
engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel;
usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of
coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100
lbs., United States).
Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
That which is due; payment.
Kill a politician and you're tied to the motive that made you pull the trigger.
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