official duty

  • 1duty — 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… …

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  • 2official — An officer; a person invested with the authority of an office. See also officer In Canon law, a person to whom a bishop commits the charge of his spiritual jurisdiction. In Civil law, the minister or apparitor of a magistrate or judge official,… …

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  • 3official — /əˈfɪʃəl / (say uh fishuhl) noun 1. someone who holds an office or is charged with some form of official duty. –adjective 2. of or relating to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers. 3. authorised or issued… …

  • 4Official function — An official function is either an event, such as a convention, that has an official purpose for one s employment, vocation or profession whether run by a person, institution or governmental agency or an official duty. Attending events with… …

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  • 5official records — Transcripts from books and records of the executive departments of the federal government which, when authenticated according to law, constitute evidence, by virtue of the federal official records statutes, concerning the matters of which they… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 6Duty to God Award — Medal Presented by LDS Church Official website http://www.lds.org/hf/display/0,16783,4237 1,00.html …

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  • 7Official text copyright — Official texts, as defined in Article 2(4) of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, are texts of a legislative, administrative and legal nature and the official translations of such texts. The Convention… …

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  • 8duty of care — UK US noun [S] ► LAW a responsibility to take care over what happens to someone or something: owe/have a duty of care to sb »To be able to sue for negligence, there must be a duty of care owed to the injured party. have a duty of care to do sth… …

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  • 9official misconduct — index crime, criminality, delict, guilt, misfeasance, offense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10duty officer — duty ,officer noun count an official who is responsible for dealing with problems or requests during a period of time when other officials are not working …

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