official duty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandduty
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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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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(Definition ofofficialanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They were not here onofficialduty.
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That raises the whole question of what is anofficialduty.
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One or two civil servants will attend these courses as part of theirofficialduty.
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Let us suppose that one of these gentlemen is driving a motor car onofficialduty.
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What is meant by "neglect in the performance ofofficialduty"?
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But local authorities can take the initiative in defining what is anofficialduty.
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So much for a claim in respect of acts committed during the course ofofficialduty.
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By the same token, "neglect in the performance ofofficialduty" is also vague.
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I am advised that, as it stands, the neglect ofofficialdutyis not qualified.
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That was myofficialduty.
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Different considerations apply according to whether the act complained of was committed in the course ofofficialdutyor otherwise.
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These allowances are not subject to tax as they reimburse expenses necessarily incurred in the performance ofofficialduty.
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The general rule is that the private activities of civil servants must not conflict with theirofficialduty.
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That is because in those circumstances such an action would clearly not be inconsistent with hisofficialduty.
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To-day, the firemen are working a 60-hour week, although theirofficialdutysystem is 56 hours per week.
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The committee also recommended that certain other categories of information should be protected if disclosed by a crown servant contrary to hisofficialduty.
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One is theofficialdutyallowance for travel on duty, which represents full reimbursement of the cost, in the fullest sense.
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It applies to actions which might have to be taken in the course ofofficialdutywhere there is no exemption.
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Secondly, a new system of allowances is introduced whereby members will be recompensed as of right for attendance onofficialduty.
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Paragraph 3(a) of the annexe to the convention reflects privileges granted to senior officials travelling abroad on temporaryofficialduty.
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He has lawful authority "if"—and these are the exclusive words— "and only if, it is made in accordance with hisofficialduty".
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Anyone who did not do so would clearly be in breach of hisofficialduty, so it is up to him to do so.
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He went there, be it observed, in pursuance of hisofficialduty, and he gives an account of that confidential interview.
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We are not convinced that it is always right for veterans to have to prove negligence in respect of compensation for injuries sustained onofficialduty.
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Further advice on the general principles of conduct and the need to avoid any conflicts betweenofficialdutyand private interests is also included in the handbook.
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