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Definition of Duties
1. duty [n] - See also: duty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duties
Literary usage of Duties
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1837)
"... and the oath truly and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to
the best of his knowledge and abilities, as prescribed by the act of June 1, ..."
2. The District School: Or National Education by John Orville Taylor (1835)
"THERE has been much said and written on the duties of parents ; and it is well
that this subject has been so frequently and ably discussed, ..."
3. The Hope of the Great Community by Josiah Royce (1916)
"I have moral rights only in so far as I also have duties. ... This doctrine that
rights and duties are correlative is an old teaching. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... shall have made a decree that this agreement may be carried out without
violation of its duties as a trustee and in accordance with law and equity. ..."
5. The City Superintendent and the Board of Education by William Walter Theisen (1917)
"THE CITY SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CHAPTER I THE BOARD AND ITS
duties THE purpose of this chapter is primarily to consider the duties of a ..."
6. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"them from time to time, as they shall see cause, if they appear defective in
their duties. That no searcher, during this time of visitation, be permitted to ..."
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