Duty
Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.
Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Both enter with expectations of cold duty; neither anticipate their effect on the other.
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There are also indications that the most gruesomely maimed soldiers are selected for recruiting duty to maximize this effect.
Source: Literature / Starship Troopers - One provided example ends up with a personal duty to kill every mage she meets, lest she suffer the same psychological effect as a normal person would get for accidentally murdering someone.
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