in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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Proposition 311 would pay $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty as the result of a criminal act.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Harris’ position was tested just months into her service as district attorney when a police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2004.
—Donovan A. Watts, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
The measure would also establish a $1 million death benefit paid to the family of any officer killed in the line of duty, on top of any existing benefits available.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Officer Said is now the latest officer in Michigan to die in the line of duty.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Harris’ position was tested just months into her service as district attorney when a police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2004.
—Donovan A. Watts, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
The measure would also establish a $1 million death benefit paid to the family of any officer killed in the line of duty, on top of any existing benefits available.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Officer Said is now the latest officer in Michigan to die in the line of duty.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
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“In the line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20line%20of%20duty. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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