Synonyms for legal duty
le·gal du·ty

Princeton's WordNet

1. legal dutynoun

   acts which the law requires be done or forborne

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1. • Duty
   • Law

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1. Wilbur Ross:

   I determined that the importance of that goal outweighed any potential decrease in self-response rates that may result from people violating their legal duty to respond to the decennial census.

2. Ben Emmerson:

   As a matter of international law, the U.S. is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice, the U.S. Attorney General is under a legal duty to bring criminal charges against those responsible.

3. Prime Minister May:

   We have listened to campaigners and parents, and are putting a legal duty of care on internet companies to keep people safe.

4. Los Angeles:

   These officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein, he was in custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.

5. Wilbur Ross:

   Obtaining complete and accurate information for use in determining citizen age voting populations to enforce the Voting Rights Act is a legitimate government purpose, i determined that the importance of that goal outweighed any potential decrease in self-response rates that may result from people violating their legal duty to respond to the decennial census.