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 |
point duty | the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
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 |
moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong, he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation |
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 |
secrecy secretiveness silence | the trait of keeping things secret |
confidentiality | discretion in keeping secret information |
obligation | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply |
sense of shame sense of duty | a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
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 |
debt instrument obligation certificate of indebtedness | a written promise to repay a debt |
obligation indebtedness | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor |
privacy privateness secrecy concealment | the condition of being concealed or hidden |
confidentiality | the state of being secret, you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications |
obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something, he is under an obligation to finish the job |
indebtedness liability financial obligation | an obligation to pay money to another party |
holy day of obligation | a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion |
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 |
observe keep maintain | stick to correctly or closely, The pianist kept time with the metronome, keep count, I cannot keep track of all my employees |
uphold maintain | support against an opponent, The appellate court upheld the verdict |
assert asseverate maintain | state categorically |
maintain defend | state or assert, He maintained his innocence |
keep maintain | maintain by writing regular records, keep a diary, maintain a record, keep notes |
sustain keep maintain | supply with necessities and support, She alone sustained her family, The money will sustain our good cause, There's little to earn and many to keep |
keep a maintain | maintain for use and service, I keep a car in the countryside, She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips |
wield exert maintain | have and exercise, wield power and authority |
conserve preserve maintain keep up | keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction, We preserve these archeological findings, The old lady could not keep up the building, children must be taught to conserve our national heritage, The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts |
keep maintain hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity, e.g., keep clean, hold in place, She always held herself as a lady, The students keep me on my toes |
light-duty | not designed for heavy work, a light-duty detergent |