Cause and Duty

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Duty and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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Cause and duty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Duty".

good	good cause	good duty
particular	particular cause	particular duty
usual	usual cause	usual duty
specific	specific cause	specific duty
Other adjectives: original, noble, true, actual, real, main, moral, holy, new, major, sole, possible, official, primary.

Some people neglect any duty they're given, it seems, which is why you're given the option of finding a prostitute for Romero instead of staying behind to cause a zombie apocalypse.

Source: Zombie Apocalypse
The said reduction in "spirit power" is later the cause of Sumire's retirement, as well as Ratchet's withdrawal from field duty in the beginning of Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.

Source: Growing Up Sucks
As such, he is armed only with a tranquilizer gun so that he won't cause any fatalities amongst the Marines who are simply doing their duty.

Source: Would Not Shoot a Good Guy

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