LEGAL DUTY Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase legal duty. (close relations)
Definition of LEGAL DUTY
Best Alternative Words for LEGAL DUTY
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charge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impetuous rush toward someone or something • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense • the price charged for some article or service • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • a person committed to your care • financial liabilities (such as a tax) • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object • the swift release of a store of affective force • request for payment of a debt • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time verb • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against • demand payment • move quickly and violently • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to • file a formal charge against • make an accusatory claim • fill or load to capacity • enter a certain amount as a charge • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution • give over to another for care or safekeeping • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt • lie down on command, of hunting dogs • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • place a heraldic bearing on • provide (a device) with something necessary • direct into a position for use • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence • instruct or command with authority • attribute responsibility to • set or ask for a certain price • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge • saturate | ||||||||
commitment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action • an engagement by contract involving financial obligation • a message that makes a pledge • the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) | ||||||||
duty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons • a government tax on imports or exports | ||||||||
mandate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves • the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory verb • assign under a mandate • make mandatory • assign authority to | ||||||||
necessity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being essential or indispensable • anything indispensable | ||||||||
obligation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • the state of being obligated to do or pay something • a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor • a written promise to repay a debt • a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply | ||||||||
onus | nounn | |||||||
noun • an onerous or difficult concern | ||||||||
requirement | nounn | |||||||
noun • required activity • anything indispensable • something that is required in advance | ||||||||
responsibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • the proper sphere or extent of your activities • a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct |