bound+by+duty

  • 1bound by duty — index moral Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2-bound — [ baund ] suffix 1. ) used with some adjectives and nouns, for example place names, to make adjectives describing where someone or something is going: a Tokyo bound plane 2. ) used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that someone is unable …

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  • 3Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …

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  • 4Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty     Duty …

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  • 5duty-bound — adjective FORMAL legally or morally responsible for doing something: We felt duty bound to challenge the decision …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6duty bound to do something — duty bound to (do something) required to do something. Investigators are duty bound to find out what happened and make a report …

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  • 7duty bound to — (do something) required to do something. Investigators are duty bound to find out what happened and make a report …

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  • 8bound — [baʊnd] adjective LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says: • He is still bound by his contract with the record label. • The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the… …

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  • 9bound — 1 n 1: boundary usu. used in pl. metes and bound s 2: something that limits or restrains within the bound s of the law bound 2 …

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  • 10Duty — Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a person… …

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