HyperDic: legal_duty

English > 1 sense of the expression legal duty:
NOUNactlegal dutyacts which the law requires be done or forborne
English > legal duty: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningActs which the law requires be done or forborne.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrowerfiduciary dutyThe legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
Broaderduty, responsibility, obligationThe social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
Spanishdeber legal
Catalandeure legal

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