[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

duty \du"ty\, n.; pl. duties. from due.
   1. that which is due; payment. obs. as signifying a material
      thing.
      1913 webster

            when thou receivest money for thy labor or ware,
            thou receivest thy duty.              --tyndale.
      1913 webster

   2. that which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or
      refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service
      morally obligatory.
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            forgetting his duty toward god, his sovereign lord,
            and his country.                      --hallam.
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   3. hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of
      a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
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            with records sweet of duties done.    --keble.
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            to employ him on the hardest and most imperative
            duty.                                 --hallam.
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            duty is a graver term than obligation. a duty hardly
            exists to do trivial things; but there may be an
            obligation to do them.                --c. j. smith.
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   4. specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and
      superiors. --shak.
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   5. respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. "my
      duty to you." --shak.
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   6. engin. the efficiency of an engine, especially a steam
      pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain
      quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water
      lifted one foot by one bushel of coal 94 lbs. old
      standard, or by 1 cwt. 112 lbs., england, or 100 lbs.,
      united states.
      1913 webster

   7. com. tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of
      money required by government to be paid on the
      importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
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   note: an impost on land or other real estate, and on the
         stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct
         tax. u.s.
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   ad valorem duty, a duty which is graded according to the
      cost, or market value, of the article taxed. see ad
      valorem.

   specific duty, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an
      article without reference to its value or market.

   on duty, actually engaged in the performance of one's
      assigned task.
      1913 webster
see also:
duties due ad valorem duty ad valorem specific duty on duty 

[2] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

duties. in its most enlarged sense, this word is nearly equivalent to taxes, 
embracing all impositions or charges levied on persons or things; in its 
more restrained sense, it is often used as equivalent to customs, q.v. or 
imposts. q.v. story, const. sec. 949. vide, for the rate of duties 
payable on goods and merchandise, gord. dig. b. 7, t. 1, c. 1; story's l. u. 
s. index, h.t. 

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From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: Townshend Duties: Townshend Duties
...These duties, however, didn't have an economic but a political purpose ... Townshend Duties. By Dylan van Rijsbergen. *** Quote *** In 1767 the ... ..
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/townshend/dutiesxx.htm, score=100, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 3:42 pm

...... of Board of Directors 3.3 Duties of Executive Committee 3.3 Duties of ... Duties of the Standing Committees are as follows: A. The duties of the ... ..
http://www.ula.org/organization/admindocs/Policies_and_Procedures_Manual_2002.doc, score=97, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 7:49 pm

Lawmakers' green duties
...Lawmakers' green duties. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD. ... ..
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/205172_enviroed.html, score=81, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:51 pm

Inheritance Tax UK - Planning, Exemptions & Death Duties
...IHT (sometimes referred to as the death duties tax) is payable on ... or death duties) and protecting your family’s wealth through trusts. ... ..
http://www.inheritance-tax-uk.co.uk/, score=78, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:27 pm

California Attorney General's Duties
...Subject to the powers and duties of the Governor, the Attorney General ... Subject: Concerning Lockyer's Duties And/Or Powers. Date: Fri, 22 Jan ... ..
http://www.levellers.org/caagduty.htm, score=77, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:50 pm

BRANXHOLM electors 1903 tasmania
...Domestic Duties DAVIS Annie Mary Branxholm Domestic Duties DAVIS Henry ... Domestic Duties MOORE Hilda Grace Arba Domestic Duties MOORE John ... ..
http://www.rootsweb.com/~austas/branx.htm, score=72, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 1:28 pm

Mazzini, Introduction: The Duties of Man
...Chapter I, Introduction. Chapter V, Duties Towards Your Country. ... ..
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/mazzini/mazintro.htm, score=64, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:39 pm

U.S. Treasury - Education: Duties & Functions
...We have listed below the major duties and functions of each Treasury ... Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and ... ..
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/duties/index.html, score=64, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 9:50 pm

final award deny comp - affirm
...Captain Miner described his kitchen cleaning duties as involving 10 or ... Brown took a description of the Claimant??s job duties which would vary ... ..
http://www.dolir.state.mo.us/lirc/wcdecisions/WCDEC03/MinerD.htm, score=63, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 10:22 pm

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