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duty of support

duty of support noun: a legal obligation to provide maintenance for another person, such as one's child, spouse or former spouse.

Noun

duty of support (plural duties of support)

  1. A legal obligation to provide maintenance for another person, such as one's child, spouse or former spouse.

Forms of duty of support

pluralduties of support

Questions about duty of support

What does duty of support mean?
Duty of support means a legal obligation to provide maintenance for another person, such as one's child, spouse or former spouse.
What part of speech is duty of support?
Duty of support is a noun.
What is the plural of duty of support?
The plural of duty of support is duties of support.

Words near duty of support in the dictionary

  1. duty man
  2. duty manager
  3. duty managers
  4. duty men
  5. duty of care
  6. duty of support
  7. duty officer
  8. duty officers
  9. duty roster
  10. duty rosters
  11. duty solicitor

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