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duty-to-defend clause.Insurance. A liability-insurance provision obligating the insurer to take over the defense of any lawsuit brought by a third party  against the insured on a claim that falls within the policy’s coverage. See duty to defend under DUTY(1). [Cases: Insurance    2911. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1144–1145.] [Blacks Law 8th]

duty of water.The amount of water necessary to irrigate a given tract. [Blacks Law 8th]

duty on import.See import duty under DUTY(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

duty of tonnage (t<<schwa>>n-ij). See tonnage duty under DUTY(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

duty  of  the  flag.Hist.  A  maritime  ceremony  by  which  a  foreign  vessel  struck  her  flag  and lowered  her  topsail  upon  meeting  the  British  flag.  •  The  ceremony  was  an  acknowledgment  of British sovereignty over the British seas. [Blacks Law 8th]

duty of care.See DUTY(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

duty judge.See JUDGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

duty-free,adj.  Of  or  relating  to  products  of  foreign  origin  that  are  not  subject  to  import  or export taxes. [Blacks Law 8th]

duty-bound,adj. Required by legal or moral obligation to do something <Jones is duty-bound to deliver the goods by Friday>. [Blacks Law 8th]

duty. 1.  A legal  obligation that is owed  or  due to another and that  needs to be satisfied; an obligation for which somebody else has a corresponding right. “There is a duty if the court says there is a duty; the law, like the Constitution,  is what  we make  it.  Duty  is  only  a  word …