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duty; responsibility; obligation

NounSino-Korean: 義務

  1. 1

    duty; responsibility; obligation

    Something that one should do as a matter of course.

    Korean definition: 마땅히 해야 할 일.

    • The more freedom and rights you are given, the more duties you naturally have.

    • Guiding students down the right path is a teacher's natural duty.

  2. 2

    duty; obligation

    Something that one is required to do mandatorily by law.

    Korean definition: 법으로 정해져 강제성이 있는, 반드시 해야 하는 일.

    • Employers are under no obligation to pay wages to workers who took part in a strike for that period.

    • The constitution not only grants citizens many rights but also sets out the basic duties they must observe.