Noun
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a government tax on imports or exports
"they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
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work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
"the duties of the job"
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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