NOUN | act | legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
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Meaning | Acts which the law requires be done or forborne. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Narrower | fiduciary duty | The legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary |
Broader | duty, responsibility, obligation | The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force |
Spanish | deber legal | |
Catalan | deure legal |
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