duty bound

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duty bound

(to do something) forced by a sense of duty and honor to do something. Good evening, madam. I'm duty bound to inform you that we have arrested your husband. No one made me say that. I was duty bound.

See also: bound, duty

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Hutchinson rejoiced to mark the gradual growth of an aristocratic class, to whom the common people, as in duty bound, were learning humbly to resign the honors, emoluments, and authority of state. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context Your feelings are an affair of your own conscience; but I am in duty bound to you, to myself, and to God, to point out to you your duties. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context I put it to my mistress, as in duty bound, just as I had put it to myself. The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context			duke out dull dull as dishwater dumb dummy dummy up dump dump load dump on dumped on dumps dun for dunk dunk into dust dust bunny dust off dust out dust pants dutch Dutch auction Dutch courage Dutch treat Dutch uncle duty duty bound duty bound to dwell dwell on dwindle away dyed-in-the-wool dying dying to do dying to know each each to own eager eager beaver eagle eagle eye ear earful early early bird early on Early ripe, early rotten Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise earmark for earn earn brownie points earn keep			DUTPA DUTR Dutrochet, Rene Joachim Henri Dutrochet, René Joachim Henri Dutt Dutt, Rajani Palme Dutta Kannan Architects Dutton Dutton High School Dutton's relapsing fever Dutton, Braun, Staack & Hellman Dutton, Clarence Edward Duttonella duty duty duty duty duty duty duty Duty & Tax Remission for Export Duty (disambiguation) Duty (disambiguation) Duty (economics) Duty (economics) Duty Air Defence Commander Duty Air Defence Officer Duty Air Force Specialty Code Duty Appointed Retention NCO duty assignment duty bound duty bound to duty call Duty Chief Petty Officer duty classification of a relay Duty Credit Certificate Duty cycle Duty cycle Duty cycle Duty Cycle Distortion duty cycles duty cycles duty cyclometer Duty Diesel Common Rail Duty Director for Intelligence Duty District Controller Duty District Officer duty drawback duty drawback duty drawback duty drawback duty drawbacks duty drawbacks duty drawbacks duty drawbacks Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme Duty Exempt Road Vehicle Duty Exemption and Drawback Office Duty Exemption Entitlement Certificate Duty Factor

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