define somebody's duties

Most forms of legal writing, and contracts in particular, seek to establish clearly defined rights and duties for certain individuals.

The Constitution defines the rights and duties of the opposition party in Parliament.

Both the maximum daily amount paid and the limits of discretion in defining approved duties were subject to central government advice or regulation.

But the appeals court ruled that the Legislature had never established statutes defining proper duties.

Above these came various classes, some of them specialist workers with clearly defined rights and duties.

It was unsure of itself once a new Banking Act had defined its powers and duties more strictly.

The Board has other more specifically defined duties assigned to it by law.

The idea is that all citizens are bound together in a sort of multilateral contract which defines our reciprocal rights and duties.

There's no mention of the Internet here, though surely it must have some effect on the way people define their loyalties and civic duties.

All of the rest have clearly defined duties that they are expected to perform as we ask.