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  • 61duty bound to — (do something) required to do something. Investigators are duty bound to find out what happened and make a report …

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  • 62duty-free — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ exempt from payment of duty …

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  • 63Duty on Hair Powder Act 1795 — (35 Geo. III, c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain levying a tax on hair powder. It was repealed in 1869. The Act stated that everyone wishing to use hair powder must, from 5 May 1795, visit a stamp office to enter their name and… …

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  • 64duty free — adj. Not subject to tax on imports or exports; see also customs The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 65duty to act — n. An obligation to perform some act to prevent harm to someone else. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 66duty to mitigate — The obligation of the plaintiff in a breach of contract case to minimize damages resulting from the breach. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 67duty to retreat — n. The principle that a person being attacked should always retreat if possible instead of using force in self defense; see also castle doctrine The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …

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  • 68duty of producing evidence — >> burden of evidence. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 69duty to retreat rule — n. A doctrine in criminal law found in some jurisdictions requiring that, unless at home, at his or her place of business, or in a situation where the assailant is a person the victim is attempting to arrest, the victim in a murderous assault… …

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  • 70duty to retreat rule — n. A doctrine in criminal law found in some jurisdictions requiring that, unless at home, at his or her place of business, or in a situation where the assailant is a person the victim is attempting to arrest, the victim in a murderous assault… …

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