Sentence examples for general duty from inspiring English sources

Few theorists after Thomas Hobbes and David Hume have argued that there is a general duty to obey the law or that political authority is generally legitimate (Hobbes 1668; Hume 1965).

Instead, councils will be under a general duty to seek the best value at all times.

The court initially ruled that the state's general duty "to provide disclosure … ceases on conviction".

But it is considered a "general duty" under Defense Department directives to do so.

Its general duty in such cases is also prescribed by statute.

Both barriers were loaded incrementally up to the general duty load applied to the hand rail and then unloaded.

Their load deformation responses were monitored and both barriers were able to support the general duty load undamaged.

It also placed a general duty on public bodies to promote equality of opportunity and good race relations.

In addition, some named public authorities have specific duties as to how they must meet this general duty.

He said companies could be fined if they failed to meet a minimal general duty to prevent serious workplace injuries.

This suggests that agencies have a general duty to consider those harms in making those decisions unless precluded by statute.