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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ALeighton-Duty-1883.jpg">right</a>A <b>duty</b> (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; , past participle of <i>devoir</i>; , whence "<a href="page.php?w=debt">debt</a>") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may arise from a system of ethics or <a href="page.php?w=morality">morality</a>, especially in an <a href="page.php?w=honor_culture">honor culture</a>. Many duties are created by law, sometimes including a codified punishment or <a href="page.php?w=Legal_liability">liability</a></p><p>
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