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

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

Similar:
obliged, obligated, duty bound, rule-bound, dutyfree, guiltridden, non-compulsory, compunctuous, time-bound, earth-bound, more...

Opposite:
optional, voluntary, discretionary, non-compulsory

Types:
responsible, liable, accountable, obligated, more...



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Similar:
obliged, obligated, duty bound, rule-bound, dutyfree, guiltridden, non-compulsory, compunctuous, time-bound, earth-bound, more...

Opposite:
optional, voluntary, discretionary, non-compulsory

Types:
responsible, liable, accountable, obligated, more...



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