duty

Nouns

• (n) 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
  obligation, responsibility,
• (n) work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  • the duties of the job
• (n) a government tax on imports or exports
  • they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries
  tariff,

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