legal duty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for legal duty in the English»French Dictionary

legal duty N

legal duty

obligation f légale

Translations for legal duty in the English»French Dictionary

it is your legal duty to do

vous êtes dans l'obligation légale de faire

Translations for legal duty in the English»French Dictionary

legal [Brit ˈliːɡ(ə)l, Am ˈliɡəl] ADJ

1. legal (relating to the law):

legal assistance, battle, career, department, document, matter, parlance, system, representative

juridique

legal mistake

judiciaire

legal medicine, process, status

légal

legal costs, fees

de justice

to take or get legal advice

consulter un avocat

2. legal (recognized by the law):

legal abortion, act, age, heir, import, limit, obligation, right, separation

légal

legal requirement

requis par la loi

legal definition, guideline, precedent

juridique

legal owner, claim

légitime

it is legal to do

il est légal de faire

it is your legal duty to do

vous êtes dans l'obligation légale de faire

3. legal (paper size):

legal Am

legal

duty [Brit ˈdjuːti, Am ˈd(j)udi] N

1. duty (obligation):

duty

devoir m (to envers)

to have a duty to do

avoir le devoir de faire

to make it one's duty to do

considérer de son devoir de faire

it is my duty to do

il est de mon devoir de faire

to do one's duty

accomplir son devoir

to do one's duty by sb

remplir son devoir envers qn

in the course of duty MIL

en service

in the course of duty (gen)

dans l'exercice de ses fonctions

duty calls!

le devoir m'appelle!

to feel duty bound to do

se sentir le devoir de faire

to neglect one's duties

manquer à ses devoirs

out of a sense of duty

par devoir

2. duty (task):

duty gén pl

fonction f

to take up one's duties

prendre ses fonctions

to perform or carry out one's duties

remplir ses fonctions (as de)

3. duty U (work):

duty

service m

to be on/off duty MIL, MED

être/ne pas être de service

to be on/off duty SCHOOL

être/ne pas être de surveillance

to go on/off duty

commencer/finir son service

day/night duty

service m de jour/de nuit

to do duty for or as sth

servir de qc

to do duty for sb

remplacer qn

4. duty (tax):

duty

taxe f

duty customs duties

droits mpl de douane

to pay duty on sth

payer des droits de douane sur qc

5. duty attr nurse, security guard:

duty (on duty) (during the day)

de service

duty (outside hours)

de permanence

legal duty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for legal duty in the English»French Dictionary

duty <-ties> [ˈdju:ti, Am ˈdu:t̬i] N

1. duty (obligation):

duty

devoir m

a duty call

une visite de courtoisie

to do sth out of duty

faire qc par devoir

to do one's duty

faire son devoir

to entrust with a duty

confier une tâche

2. duty (task):

duty

fonction f

to do duty for sb

remplacer qn

to report for duty

travailler

to be on/off duty

reprendre/quitter son travail

3. duty (revenue):

duty

taxe f

customs duties

taxes douanières

legal [ˈli:gl] ADJ

legal

légal(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the absence of a legal duty, then, there is no unlawfulness.

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It also put a legal duty on married women to maintain their children alongside their husbands.

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Doctor have been reminded about their legal duty to report suspected notifiable diseases in order to help health services respond to possible disease outbreaks.

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