civil duties
Voter, juror, taxpayer
Civil duties are the obligations citizens have toward their society and government.
These include jury service, paying taxes, obeying laws, and in some countries, military service or voting.
The term emphasizes responsibility rather than rights—what you owe the community, not what it owes you: Schools once taught civil duties alongside civics.
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- good citizenLaw-abiding community participant
- votingFormally registering a choice
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- juryLegal decision-making body
taxes · paying taxes · obligation · responsibility · patriotism · military service · service · public service · community · community service · allegiance · obedience · participation · town hall · democracy · polls · ballot · conscription
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Guaranteed individual legal protections
personal freedoms · civil liberties · individual rights · constitutional rights · human rights
civil dutiesprivate life
One's nonpublic existence
self-interest · personal business · family obligations · leisure activities
civil dutiesdereliction of duty
Willful failure at responsibilities
civil disobedience · social withdrawal · noncompliance · draft dodging · tax evasion
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