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Definition of Duty
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Duty
That which is due; payment. 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. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. 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). Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods. Related Definitions:
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Duty Quotations
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. Thomas Carlyle Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. Robert E. Lee No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place. Thomas Jefferson |
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Duty Translations
duty in Afrikaans is verpligting, plig duty in Danish is pligt duty in Dutch is verplichting, plicht duty in Finnish is velvollisuus duty in French is obligation duty in German is Pflicht, Pflicht, Verpflichtung duty in Italian is dogana duty in Latin is officium duty in Norwegian is toll, plikt duty in Portuguese is dever duty in Spanish is deb, deber |
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