Usually means: Obligated by moral or legal responsibility.
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  1. duty bound: Merriam-Webster
  2. duty-bound: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. duty-bound, duty-bound: Collins English Dictionary
  4. duty-bound: Vocabulary.com
  5. duty-bound: Wordnik
  6. duty-bound: Wiktionary
  7. duty-bound, duty bound: Dictionary.com
  8. duty-bound: FreeDictionary.org
  9. duty-bound: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. duty-bound, duty bound: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. duty bound: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of dutybound [Compelled by duty.]

Similar:
obliged, obligated, duty-bound, rule-bound, time-bound, dutyfree, confineable, enslaveable, despatchful, hard-working, more...

Opposite:
optional, voluntary, discretionary, elective

Phrases:
not duty bound, more...

Adjectives:
perk, obligated, trust, giving, dative, trusty, dependant, committed, affianced, helpful



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Similar:
obliged, obligated, duty-bound, rule-bound, time-bound, dutyfree, confineable, enslaveable, despatchful, hard-working, more...

Opposite:
optional, voluntary, discretionary, elective

Phrases:
not duty bound, more...

Adjectives:
perk, obligated, trust, giving, dative, trusty, dependant, committed, affianced, helpful



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