Call of duty (law)

Call of Duty is a legal term describing the necessity to carry out a job or duty, such as a police case, military assault/wartime actions, or other military or highly important jobs. Once again, a call to/of duty can be a highly important position of work, (Doctor/Fireman/Civil Service/Governing) but otherwise and more commonly used for wartime legal terminology.

History

The phrase "Duty calls" has been used in media such as movies, stories, and video games, usually when someone is pulled from a conversation into their tasks. More importantly, this is used in drama, as a way of saying a sad goodbye to the family to leave for distant work. As a legal term, it is used as follows:

(Examples of charges against a person)

• "Inability to execute their call of duty when most required"
• "Disregarding his/her call of duty"
• "Gross misuse of power in required duties"