duty, responsibility, obligation - the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr --2is a kind ofsocial control --2has particulars:
duty, tariff - a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" --3is a kind ofindirect tax --3has particulars: