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legal duty

idiom
Meaning

A duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.


Examples
SIMPLE

You have a legal duty to pay your taxes on time.

CONTEXTUAL

The contract clearly outlines your legal duty to maintain the property in good condition throughout the lease.

COMPLEX

As a corporate director, she understood that her legal duty to the shareholders required her to act with complete transparency and care.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    duty calls

    Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.

  2. 02

    legal beagle

    A lawyer, specifically one regarded as astute and skilful.

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