duty of loyalty

collocation in English

meaningsofdutyandloyalty

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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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loyalty
noun
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.əl.ti/us
/ˈlɔɪ.əl.t̬i/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofdutyandloyaltyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The powerful moral dimension to the story also reflects on thedutyofloyaltyto ties of kinship.
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It is and must remain a ministerialdutyofloyalty.
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It is difficult to think of any example in history where the connection between citizenship and thedutyofloyaltyhas not been made.
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Inherent in the concept of citizenship is an implieddutyofloyalty.
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I understand that they felt, in that case, that they owed adutyofloyaltymore to those men than to anything else.
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I believe a rather wider definition of thedutyofloyaltymay be required.
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Thedutyofloyalty, as manifested by a showing of good faith and candor, is inherent to fair dealing.
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In a section ondutyofloyalty, it also cautions employees about expressing personal opinions in social media forums.
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Nonetheless, the lawyer still owes adutyofloyalty, and clients may feel betrayed if such information is disclosed, even if it becomes public knowledge.
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It holds that a trustee owes a strictdutyofloyaltyso that there can never be a possibility of "any" conflict of interest.
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Fiduciary law, however, is concerned with thedutyofloyaltyand does not require that harm result.
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It concerns the fiduciarydutyofloyalty, and in particular, the duty to not engage in self dealing.
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The court held that he was obligated by thedutyofloyaltyto share the profits with the venture.
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Corporate fiduciaries breach theirdutyofloyaltywhen they divert corporate assets, opportunities, or information for personal gain.
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A director or executive of a corporation will be subject to legal liability if a conflict of interest breaches his/herdutyofloyalty.
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Physicians in their fiduciary role owe their patients duties of loyalty, good faith, trust, special confidence, and candor.
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Both not-for-profit and for-profit corporate entities must have board members, steering committee members, or trustees who owe the organization a fiduciarydutyofloyaltyand trust.
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The proposed joint defense agreement explicitly imposes on signing attorneys not only a duty of confidentiality, but a separate generaldutyofloyaltyto all signing defendants.
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This coredutyofloyaltyis manifested firstly in section 175 which specifies that directors may not use business opportunities that the company could without approval.
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Binnie used the case as an opportunity to survey the meaning of a lawyer'sdutyofloyalty.
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