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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of duty:

Term: Duty

Definition: Duty is something that you have to do because it is required by the law, custom, morality, or because you promised to do it. If you don't do your duty, it can cause harm to others and they may have the right to take legal action against you. For example, if you promise to take care of someone's money, you have a fiduciary duty to do so. Duty can also mean a tax on things that are brought into a country from another place.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Duty refers to a requirement to perform some conduct that is required by law, custom, morality, or personal commitment. This requirement often creates a right in the other person that the duty be performed. A breach of such duty gives rise to a cause of action for violation of the right. For example, fiduciary duty, duty of good faith, duty of care, duty of loyalty, etc. are some of the duties that can give rise to a cause of action. However, there are some duties in law, such as the duty of public officials, that do not give right to an action.

Example: A doctor has a duty of care towards their patients. This means that the doctor is required to provide the best possible care to their patients. If the doctor fails to provide the required care, they can be held liable for medical malpractice.

Example: A company's board of directors has a fiduciary duty towards its shareholders. This means that the board of directors is required to act in the best interests of the shareholders. If the board of directors fails to act in the best interests of the shareholders, they can be held liable for breach of fiduciary duty.

The above examples illustrate how a duty creates a legal obligation to perform a certain action and failure to do so can result in legal consequences.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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