breach of duty | a breach of due care |
duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons, the duties of the job |
assignment duty assignment | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces), hazardous duty |
guard duty guard sentry duty sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
fatigue duty fatigue | labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on), the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson, they were assigned to kitchen fatigues |
sea-duty service abroad shipboard duty | naval service aboard a ship at sea |
shore duty | naval service at land bases |
neglect of duty | (law) breach of a duty |
protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense self-defence self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
escort accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
convoy | the act of escorting while in transit |
point duty | the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
duty responsibility obligation | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force, we must instill a sense of duty in our children, every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity, an obligation, every possession, a duty- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
civic duty civic responsibility | the responsibilities of a citizen |
jury duty | the civic duty to serve on a jury |
filial duty | duty of a child to its parents |
legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
fiduciary duty | the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
auspices protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
destroyer escort | warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
sun protection factor SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
Environmental Protection Agency EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
convoy | a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships |
convoy | a procession of land vehicles traveling together |
sense of shame sense of duty | a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
bodyguard escort | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
date escort | a participant in a date, his date never stopped talking |
escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone |
inheritance tax estate tax death tax death duty | a tax on the estate of the deceased person |
stamp tax stamp duty | a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) |
duty tariff | a government tax on imports or exports, they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries |
customs customs duty custom impost | money collected under a tariff |
tonnage tunnage tonnage duty | a tax imposed on ships that enter the US, based on the tonnage of the ship |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
import duty | a duty imposed on imports |
export duty | a duty imposed on exports |
countervailing duty | a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments |
security protection | defense against financial failure, financial independence, his pension gave him security in his old age, insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness |
protection shelter | the condition of being protected, they were huddled together for protection, he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home |
shift work shift duty period | the time period during which you are at work |
enlistment hitch term of enlistment tour of duty duty tour tour | a period of time spent in military service |
escort | accompany as an escort, She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball |
see escort | accompany or escort, I'll see you to the door |
convoy | escort in transit, the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone, the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific |