line of duty

Noun

Meaning

all that is normally required in some area of responsibility

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

responsibility duty obligation

Examples

Many police officers killed in the line of duty are killed by assault weapons, including 1 in 5 officers killed in 2014. Dianne Feinstein

To die in the line of duty is the hope of every klingon. Klingon Proverb

A grief-stricken Narre Warren police officer, who launched a fundraiser for the families of four cops who died in the line of duty, has helped raise more than $75,000. Source: Internet

' As of 2013 this award has been given to ten Pakistani servicemen who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Source: Internet

A year ago, Harris County deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was killed in the line of duty. Source: Internet

But when she and her family learned about the death of Grand Forks Police officer Cody Holte, who was killed in the line of duty on May 27, her plans changed, her mom, Tonya, said in a Facebook post. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

line of dip line of dominance line of draw line of employment line of engagement line of equal disturbance of sea level