Definitions for duties
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dutiesnoun

   Plural form of duty.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Duties

   of Duty

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. duties

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

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. duties

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

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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

Anagrams for duties »

1. suited

How to pronounce duties?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. James Tan:

   That's a big challenge which is unfair to The South African wine industry because there are some countries in the world that can escape or go without import duties.

2. John Cavadini:

   He doesn’t thereby canonize or dogmatize a scientific theory, which by its very nature is subject to falsification and revision, but it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.

3. Steve Ricchetti:

   You're literally at the border of where the President's privacy and public duties sit -- you have to have the right touch and right skill set, stephen Goepfert has had the ability and the willingness to help the President navigate everything he did throughout the day. That ends up being a critical role.

4. Cheryl Burke:

   In light of the recent statements made by Donald Trump and the subsequent decision by NBC to cut ties with Mr. Trump, I cannot in good conscience move forward with participating in this year’s Miss USA pageant as its co-host, effective today I have withdrawn from my duties with Miss USA. Although I will not be there in person, I wish all of the contestants much luck as I know how hard they’ve all been working over the last year to try and realize their dreams.

5. Lucille Roybal-Allard:

   Border Patrol agents are already overwhelmed in trying to perform Border Patrol agents own duties, this program will turn the credible fear screening process into an absolute farce.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Duties
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duties
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duties
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=duties
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html