duty — du·ty n pl du·ties [Anglo French deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due] 1: tasks, service, or functions that arise from one s position performing a police officer s duties; also: a period of being on duty… … Law dictionary
Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty Duty … Catholic encyclopedia
support — sup·port 1 vt 1 a: to promote the interests or cause of b: to uphold or defend as valid or right c: to argue or vote for 2: to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi 3: to provide with the means … Law dictionary
Duty of confidentiality — Professional responsibility D … Wikipedia
support — 1. support, verb Furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to provide for; to enable to continue; to carry on. To provide a means of livelihood. To vindicate, to maintain, to defend, to uphold with aid or countenance 2. support,… … Black's law dictionary
duty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Requisite service Nouns 1. duty, moral obligation, accountability, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty; call of duty; allegiance, fealty, tie; engagement, promise; part, function, calling,… … English dictionary for students
duty — noun 1 STH YOU HAVE TO DO (C, U) something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right (+ to/towards): Ian felt a sense of duty towards his parents. | have a duty to do sth/be your duty to do sth: The company has a duty to its… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
support of wife — A duty arising out of the marital relationship and imposed by law which continues during the existence of the relationship. 26 Am J1st H & W § 338. See support of family … Ballentine's law dictionary
support of family — The duty of a husband, arising out of the marital relationship and imposed by law, to provide wife and family with a place of abode, the necessities and comforts of life, which are suitable when considered in reference to the particular estate,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act — The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act concerns interstate cooperation in the collection of spousal and child support. It lays out the procedure for enforcement in cases in which the person owing alimony or child support is in one… … Wikipedia
