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line of duty

line of duty noun: the totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.

Noun

line of duty (plural lines of duty)

  1. The totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.

Forms of line of duty

plurallines of duty

Words formed from line of duty

Questions about line of duty

What does line of duty mean?
Line of duty means the totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.
What part of speech is line of duty?
Line of duty is a noun.
What is the plural of line of duty?
The plural of line of duty is lines of duty.

Words near line of duty in the dictionary

  1. Line of Control
  2. line of country
  3. line of credit
  4. line of dance
  5. line of dip
  6. line of duty
  7. line of engagement
  8. line of fire
  9. line of force
  10. line of least resistance
  11. line of levels

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