DUTY - Definiția din dicționar
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Du"ty (?), n.;
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When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy
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2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
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Forgetting his
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3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
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With records sweet of
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To employ him on the hardest and most imperative
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4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
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5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. “My
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6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
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7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
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&hand_; An impost on land or other real estate, and on the stock of farmers, is not called a
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