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commitment or obligation to someone or something or to perform an action on the behalf of
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duty

Summary

duty ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • duty is a type of principle[2].
  • duty is a type of responsibility[3].
  • duty's said to be the same as is recorded as obligation[4].
  • duty's said to be the same as is recorded as Q13196878[5].
  • duty is the opposite of rights[6].
  • duty's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • duty's used by is recorded as ethics[8].
  • duty's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include principle[2] and responsibility[3]. duty is the opposite of rights[6].

Use and Application

duty's used by is recorded as ethics[8].

Why It Matters

duty ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).[1] duty has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] duty is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

ethics professional secrecy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Said to be the same as → obligation, Q13196878
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → principle, responsibility
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11838, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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