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Duty
Duty
n.
That
which
is
due
;
payment
.
Duty
n.
That
which
a
person
is
bound
by
moral
obligation
to do, or
refrain
from
doing
;
that
which
one
ought
to do;
service
morally
obligatory
.
Duty
n.
Hence
,
any
assigned
service
or
business
; as,
the
duties
of a
policeman
, or a
soldier
; to be on
duty
.
Duty
n.
Specifically
,
obedience
or
submission
due
to
parents
and
superiors
.
Duty
n.
Respect
;
reverence
;
regard
;
act
of
respect
;
homage
.
Duty
n.
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
).
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
.
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