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   Someone who is bound to something is required to do that thing, whether legally or morally. Therefore, this expression is fairly literal in meaning. People often use this expression when they feel righteous about something. Examples of Duty Bound.

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   Definitions of duty-bound. adjective. under a moral obligation to do something. synonyms: obliged. obligated. caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course.

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   What does duty bound mean?

   • Definition: Obligated to do something because of one’s responsibilities. Sources place this idiom’s origin in the 1500s. Digital records in the form in duty bound or by duty bound go back to at least the 1600s. It appears as if the word in, however, started to disappear from use around the early 1900s.

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   What is our bounden duty?

   • What we have to do, and what is our bounden duty is to see that the money is used in the best possible way. Indeed, it is very meet, right and our bounden duty so to do. The idea that there is any automatic procedure or bounden duty to take a particular course is utterly devoid of foundation.

   BOUNDEN DUTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Is America a duty-bound society?

   • They feel a duty to things they never asked to be a part of. As a result, they develop neurotic problems such as anxiety disorder, mood disorder, phobias and all the rest. America was — and to some degree still is — the least duty-bound society in all of human history. It’s based on the personal pursuit of happiness.

   Duty vs. Responsibility: They're Not the Same Thing!

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   What does it mean if a person is bound to something?

   • Someone who is bound to something is required to do that thing, whether legally or morally. Therefore, this expression is fairly literal in meaning. People often use this expression when they feel righteous about something. In the following example, two friends are discussing a child that they believe is having problems at home.

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   May 24, 2024 · If you say you are duty-bound to do something, you are emphasizing that you feel it is your duty to do it.

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   Duty-bound definition: morally obliged as a matter of duty. See examples of DUTY-BOUND used in a sentence.

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   Definition of duty-bound adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the adjective duty-bound mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective duty-bound . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.