Definition of duty

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Duty (n.) That which is due; payment.

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Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..
Pay :: Pay (v. t.) To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised..
Impost :: Impost (n.) That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country..
Offend :: Offend (v. t.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Stray :: Stray (a.) Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life..
Forestage :: Forestage (n.) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.
Flunk :: Flunk (v. t.) To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty..
Forgetfulness :: Forgetfulness (n.) Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty..
Alnage :: Alnage (n.) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Barratry :: Barratry (n.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo..
Gabel :: Gabel (n.) A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise..
Duty :: Duty (n.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods..
Office :: Office (n.) That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings..
Bondage :: Bondage (a.) Obligation; tie of duty.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
Service :: Service (n.) Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier..
Avener :: Avener (n.) An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.
Behoove :: Behoove (v. t.) To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally..
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