responsibility vs line of duty

line of duty vs responsibility

responsibility and line of duty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
responsibility	Yes	No	No	No
line of duty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, line of duty is a hyponym of responsibility; that is, line of duty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than responsibility:

responsibility: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
line of duty: all that is normally required in some area of responsibility

Other hyponyms of responsibility include job, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, filial duty, imperative, incumbency, legal duty, white man's burden, prerequisite, requirement, demand, requirement.

responsibility (noun)	line of duty (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	all that is normally required in some area of responsibility
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
the proper sphere or extent of your activities

Difference between responsibility and line of duty

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