1. • noun - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
   • noun - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
   • noun - a government tax on imports or exports
2. • An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion: Do your duty to your country.
   • Moral obligation: acting out of duty.
   • The compulsion felt to meet such obligation.
   • A service, function, or task assigned to one, especially in the armed forces: hazardous duty.
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   • The work performed by a machine under specified conditions.
   • A measure of efficiency expressed as the amount of work done per unit of energy used.
   • The total volume of water required to irrigate a given area in order to cultivate a specific crop until harvest.
3. • n - a moral or legal obligation

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