duty-bound
adjective
morally obliged as a matter of duty
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duty boundObliged, as in You're duty bound to help your little brother. [c. 1900]
duty-bound
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duty bound
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But I felt we were duty-bound to put a regulatory framework around this.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
By 1940, however, Trautman felt duty-bound to volunteer for military service, requesting “active duty with a library assignment” in the Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
That’s because managers of stock index funds are duty-bound to add a stock to their holdings once it’s added to the index they track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
By 1955, Paramount would be desperate to exit the field; Ernest, feeling duty-bound to help his financial partner reduce its exposure to losses, went on the road to help Paramount find a buyer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
“The county prosecutors are duty bound to follow Ohio law,” he wrote, noting that the memo would suffice as he office’s only comment on the matter.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Whilst I feel duty bound to accept the outcome of the inquiry, it dismissed all but two of the claims levelled against me.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
“I feel duty bound to accept the outcome of the inquiry,” Raab said in his resignation statement, adding that he was “genuinely sorry.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
He said he felt "duty bound" to accept the outcome of the inquiry but also staunchly defended his conduct.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023
“Then I would tell you in a most respectful way that you were not honoring your word, and a scythe is duty bound to honor their word.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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