duty

contractual, legal, mandatory, statutory

Teachers have a legal duty to report any concerns about a child's safety.

general, primary

My primary duty as a parent is to keep my children safe and healthy.

professional

civic, public

Teachers believe they have a public duty to prepare students well for their futures.

patriotic

family, filial, parental

ethical, moral

She believes it is her ethical duty to report safety problems at work.

absolute, bounden, fundamental, sacred, solemn

It is our fundamental duty to protect the environment for future generations.

have, owe

Parents have a duty to ensure their children attend school regularly.

carry out, do, fulfil, meet, perform

The nurse performed her duty by checking on all the patients before the end of her shift.

fail in

The firefighter knew he could never fail in his duty to protect the community.

neglect, shirk

He neglected his duty as a teacher by never marking the students' homework.

assign, charge sb with, impose

The company assigned new duties to all employees after the reorganization.

assume, take on

When Maria assumed her new duty as team leader, she felt nervous but excited.

call

When the emergency alarm sounded, duty called and all the firefighters rushed to their trucks.

under a/the ~

The babysitter is under a duty to keep the children safe at all times.

~ of

Parents have a duty of care to ensure their children's safety at all times.

~ to, ~ towards

Parents feel a strong duty towards their children to keep them safe and healthy.

a breach of duty

The company faced legal action for a breach of duty to its customers.

do your duty

She felt it was important to do her duty and visit her elderly grandmother every week.

do your duty by sb

Parents try hard to do their duty by their kids, even when it's difficult.

be duty bound to do sth

Teachers feel duty bound to report any safety concerns at school immediately.

(above and) beyond the call of duty

Her teacher stayed late every evening to help struggling students, which was truly beyond the call of duty.

feel it your duty to do sth

She feels it her duty to help her elderly neighbors with their shopping every week.

in breach of a duty

The company was found to be in breach of its duty to protect workers from hazardous chemicals.

a sense of duty

She stayed in the job because she had a strong sense of duty to her team.

light

After her surgery, the doctor recommended she perform only light duties for two weeks.

onerous

day, night

The nurse worked the night duty shift at the hospital last week.

beat, escort, guard, point, sentry

A security guard was assigned to sentry duty outside the government building all night.

daily, routine

official

administrative, professional, secretarial

domestic, household

She spends most weekends managing her domestic duties before she can relax.

military

have

As a teacher, I have many duties both in and out of the classroom.

carry out, discharge, do, perform

The nurse performed her duties with care and attention every single day.

come on, go on, report for

The new nurse came on duty at 6 a.m. yesterday morning.

come off, go off

The alarm went off duty after we replaced the faulty batteries.

neglect, shirk

She shirked her duties at work and left early without telling anyone.

resume, return to

After her maternity leave, she returned to her duties as a teacher last September.

be released from

After working the night shift for three months, he was finally released from duty at the hospital.

be relieved of, be suspended from

After the scandal, the manager was relieved of his duties at the company.

doctor, nurse, officer, pharmacist

The night shift nurse on duty checked the patient's vital signs every hour.

off ~

The nurse was off duty when the emergency call came in.

on ~

The nurse was called to the hospital on duty even though she had just finished her shift.

the execution/performance of your duties

While performing her duties as a nurse, she noticed a patient needed immediate help.

heavy, high

The government imposed a high duty on imported luxury goods last year.

low

customs, excise, export, import

The government increased import duty on foreign cars to protect local manufacturers.

alcohol, fuel, tobacco, etc.

The government recently increased alcohol duty to discourage excessive drinking.

death

amount

The customs officer calculated the exact amount of duty on our imported goods.

put on, slap on

The government slapped duty on imported electronics to protect local manufacturers.

take off

increase, put up, raise

The government raised duties on imported cars to protect local manufacturers.

cut, lower, reduce

pay

avoid, evade

Some people try to avoid their jury duty by claiming they have work commitments.

be liable to

Electronics purchased abroad may be liable to customs duty when you return home.

carry

The security guard carried out his duty by checking everyone's bags at the entrance.

be exempt from

Diplomats are exempt from duty when they travel internationally with their official documents.

in ~

She had to pay in duty when she brought the designer handbags back from Paris.

~ on

When I bought perfume at the airport, I had to pay duty on it at customs.