plicht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.
- onus noun A legal obligation.
- requirement noun Something that is necessary or must be met before something else can happen.
Senses
plicht is used for these senses in English:
- duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- onus A legal obligation.
- requirement A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.