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[Noun] | "du*ty" | \ ˈdü-tē \

1: conduct due to parents and superiors : respect

2: obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one's position (as in life or in a group)

3: assigned service or business

Origin: 13th century ;

Middle English duete, from Anglo-French deueté, dueté, from deu due;

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[Noun] | "duty to retreat"

1: a duty to use reasonable efforts to escape or retreat from an attacker before using force to defend oneself

Origin: 1878 ;

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[Noun] | "death duty"

1: death tax

Origin: 1852 ;

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[Noun] | "sea duty"

1: duty in the U.S. Navy performed with a deployable unit (such as a ship or aircraft squadron)

Origin: 1945 ;

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[Noun] | "succession duty"

1: inheritance tax

Origin: 1853 ;

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[Adjective] | "duty"

1: done as a duty

2: being on duty : assigned to specified tasks or functions

Origin: 1806 ;

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[Adjective] | "heavy-du*ty" | \ ˈhe-vē-ˈdü-tē \

1: able or designed to withstand unusual strain

2: intensive

3: important, prominent

Origin: 1914 ;

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[Adjective or adverb] | "duty-free" | \ ˌdü-tē-ˈfrē \

1: without payment of customs duties : free from duties

2: relating to or selling duty-free goods

Origin: 1689 ;

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[Idiom] | "duty bound"

1: having as one's duty : obligated

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[Noun phrase] | "line of duty"

1: all that is authorized, required, or normally associated with some field of responsibility

Origin: circa 1918 ;

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[Noun] | "duty"

1: a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use;

* e.g., " ... the shop at the airport charges no duty on tourist memorabilia "

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2: a piece of work that needs to be done regularly;

* e.g., " ... the regular duties of a lifeguard "

Synonyms :
assignment,
chore,
job,
task

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3: something one must do because of prior agreement;

* e.g., " ... I must obey the call of duty and serve my country "

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[Adjective] | "heavy-duty"

1: extreme in degree, power, or effect;

* e.g., " ... some heavy-duty lobbying on the part of the president was necessary in order to get the bill passed "

Antonyms :
light,
moderate,
soft

2: having great power or influence;

* e.g., " ... a group of heavy-duty politicians and other notables attended the gala "

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