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  1. dutiesnoun

    Plural form of duty.

Wikipedia

  1. duties

    A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; Old French: deu, did, past participle of devoir; Latin: debere, debitum, whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may arise from a system of ethics or morality, especially in an honor culture. Many duties are created by law, sometimes including a codified punishment or liability for non-performance. Performing one's duty may require some sacrifice of self-interest. Cicero, an early Roman philosopher who discusses duty in his work “On Duty", suggests that duties can come from four different sources: as a result of being a human as a result of one's particular place in life (one's family, one's country, one's job) as a result of one's character as a result of one's own moral expectations for oneselfThe specific duties imposed by law or culture vary considerably, depending on jurisdiction, religion, and social normalities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Duties

    of Duty

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. duties

    Taxes levied by the custom-house upon goods exported or imported.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. duties

    This word is used in military parlance to express the men paraded for any particular duty, such as guards, etc.

Editors Contribution

  1. duties

    Plural form of the word duty.

    The duties were accurate and just.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'duties' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2638

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'duties' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3925

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of duties in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of duties in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of duties in a Sentence

  1. Seth Rosenfeld:

    However, on the back of last month's announcement of new stainless anti-dumping duties, further protectionist policies by the European Commission may begin to portray a more proactive policy response than seen historically.

  2. Ryan Pack:

    I Ryan Pack may have regrets for the dreams and goals I was unable to achieve but I'm very happy for the things I was able and allowed to obtain. My heart will not be at peace until all of my latent potential is fulfilled and all of my duties and responsibilities are met. Therefore I will continue to strive, and thrive, until no longer possible, until no longer necessary.

  3. Charlotte Brontë:

    Consistency, madam, is the first of Christian duties.

  4. Claude Arnold:

    It is pretty standard across the federal government that if someone engages in criminal misconduct related to their professional duties, it is also a removable offense.

  5. Mikie Sherrill:

    I have been supporting the committee's jurisdiction, performing their oversight duties. As I've said, I don't think we've made the case to the American people that we need to yet.

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