Meaning of in the line of duty | Babel Free
Definitions
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As part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials. idiomatic
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, line, of, duty.
Equivalents
Français
dans l'exercice de ses fonctions
Examples
“"I'd hate to have the Inspector send in a report to headquarters, 'Constable Beresford missing in the line of duty.'"”
“Last year 88 other U.S. policemen were killed in the line of duty.”
“Quinn's friends repeat the mantra that Officer Galluzzo was just doing his job, the implication being that mistakes made in the line of duty should be forgiven.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.