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• Duty — • 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 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• DUTY — DUTY, an action that one is obligated to perform; a feeling, or sense, of obligation. In Judaism man s duties are determined by God s commandments. The entire biblical and rabbinic conception of man s role in the world is subsumed under the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Duty — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Duty of Loyalty — is a term used in corporate law to describe a fiduciary s loyalty to a corporation.Section 8.60 of Model Business Corporation Act states there is a conflict of interest when the director knows that at the time of a commitment that he or a related …   Wikipedia

• Duty of confidentiality — Professional responsibility D …   Wikipedia

• Duty cycle — In engineering, the duty cycle of a machine or system is the time that it spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration.[1] The term is often used pertaining to electrical devices, e.g., switching power supplies. A …   Wikipedia

• duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …   Black's law dictionary

• duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …   Black's law dictionary

• Duty (economics) — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …   Wikipedia

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• Duty — This article is about the ethical concept. For other uses, see Duty (disambiguation). Duty by Edmund Leighton Duty (from due meaning that which is owing ; Old French: deu, did, past participle of devoir; Latin: debere, debitum, whence debt ) is …   Wikipedia