ALL meanings of in the line of duty
in the line of du·ty
I i - phrase in the line of duty If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it. 0
- noun in the line of duty as a necessary and usually undesired part of the performance of one's responsibilities 0
- preposition in the line of duty (Idiomatic) as part of one's duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials. 0
- preposition in the line of duty Used other than as an idiom: see in, the, line, of, duty. 0