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DUTY-BOUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duty-bound mean?
• DUTY-BOUND (adjective)
The adjective DUTY-BOUND has 1 sense:
1. under a moral obligation to do something
Familiarity information: DUTY-BOUND used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Under a moral obligation to do something
Synonyms:
duty-bound; obliged
Similar:
obligated (caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course)
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