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義務 — meaning in English

gimu

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English meaning

  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • 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.

Senses

義務 is used for these senses in English:

  • charge The scope of someone's responsibility.
  • 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.

charge — full definition

  1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
  3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
  4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
  5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

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