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• it is my duty to report it to the police.
• local councillors have a duty to serve the community.
• you are under a legal duty to keep accurate records.
• to do your duty for your country

duty

1. something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility
• It is my duty to report it to the police.
• Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.
• You are under a legal duty to keep accurate records.
• to do your duty for your country
• He has failed in his duty to his client.
• your duties as a parent
• The company owes a duty of care to its employees.
• Local councils were charged with the duty of allocating land for building.
• a statutory/fiduciary duty
• a civic/patriotic/moral duty
• I don't want you to visit me simply out of a sense of duty.
• I’ll have to go, I’m afraid—duty calls (= there is a duty I need to go and do).
• a breach/dereliction of duty

Extra Examples

• I'd be shirking my duty if I didn't warn him.
• It's the duty of each and every one of us to do their best for the team.
• It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided.
• I feel it's my bounden duty to try and help her.
• It was a duty imposed by her father.
• It was a clear breach of professional duty.
• The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.
• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.
• She felt she had fulfilled her duty by providing him with a son.
• She had violated her legal duty of confidentiality.
• He had failed in his duty to his daughter.
• He took on the duty of maintaining the family home.
• They have a duty to their parents to work hard.
• She put down the phone and went out, her duty done.
• He felt it was his moral duty to help his neighbour.
• You feel that you have to do your duty by your children.
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders
• the general duty of the police to preserve the peace
2. the work that is your job
• SEE ALSO active duty
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/active-duty
• Report for duty at 8 a.m.
• He was the duty manager that day.

Extra Examples

• Colleagues became suspicious when he failed to report for duty.
• He was was on kitchen duty.
• Police usually do beat duty in pairs.
• He's been suspended from active duty.
• Sergeant Wilson had pulled parking-lot duty.
• The company is liable if you are injured during the execution of your duty.
• The regular presenter does double duty as a staff writer.
• The soldier was sent to his new duty station.
• He has volunteered for temporary duty assignments in counterterrorist activities.
• Her son was released from duty in the army to visit her in hospital.
• the supermarket's senior duty manager
• veterans who saw combat duty in Vietnam
3. tasks that are part of your job
• SEE ALSO heavy-duty
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/heavy-duty
• I spend a lot of time on administrative duties.
• The princess has taken on her mother's official duties.
• to perform/fulfil/discharge your duties
• Your duties will include greeting visitors and answering the phone.

Extra Examples

• He leaves hospital tomorrow and is expected to resume his duties at the beginning of next month.
• He will be allowed to return to his duties after the enquiry.
• The cleaning duties now fell to Rachel.
• He was accused of neglecting his professional duties.
• My household duties were not particularly onerous.
• I share the cooking duties with Bell.
• He was unable to perform his assigned duties because of ill health.
• The troops are here to perform peacekeeping duties.
• When I returned to work after my illness I was put on light duties.
• The company prefers to handle translation duties in-house.
• The members of staff each have their own duties.
• When he failed to turn up for training, he was relieved of his duties as captain.
• Mr Davies had been relieved of his duties.
• The suspect was charged with obstructing an officer in the course of his duties.
4. a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country
• customs/excise/import duties
• duty on wine and beer
• The US imposed a duty on imports from China.

Extra Examples

• They are going to put duty on foreign cars.
• Beer for personal use is exempt from duty.
• By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.
• Cider carries duty at the lower rate.
• There will also be stamp duty payable at the applicable rate.
• They claim that the wine is for personal use and so evade the duty.
• Tobacco duty is a major source of revenue for the government.
• We tried to estimate the amount of duty we would have to pay.
• You have to pay duty on all electrical goods.
• excise duty on spirits
• the heavy duty on cigarettes
• The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
5. to a higher standard or level than is required for a job or task
• She went above and beyond the call of duty in her efforts to save his life.
6. something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored
• He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew.
• We have a bounden duty to respond to this call for help.
7. to perform two roles or functions at the same time
• This device can pull double duty as a decent laptop and an adequate tablet.
• She deserves credit for serving double duty as a host and performer.
8. while doing a job
• A policeman was injured in the line of duty yesterday.
9. working/not working at a particular time
• SEE ALSO off-duty
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/off-duty
• Who's on duty today?
• What time do you go off duty?
• You're not allowed to drink alcohol on duty.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French duete, from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’ .