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line of duty

NOUN

duties and responsibilities

Synonyms

WEAK

assignment call of duty workload

Example Sentences

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Ma supports the death penalty for those who kill police officers in the line of duty or commit heinous crimes against women and children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Behind the military’s Berlin headquarters building, there is a memorial to the more than 3,000 military and civilian members of the German armed forces who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

County sheriff’s deputy to die in the line of duty was Alfredo Flores, who succumbed in April 2024 to burns suffered from the Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

He speaks of officers surrounded by threats, recites statistics of those killed in the line of duty, paints a portrait of chaos ever lurking at the roadside.

From Slate • May 15, 2025

Between 1920 and 1933, a shocking ninety-seven agents died in the line of duty.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield