Mandatory: alternatives and connections

Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obe…

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Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obe…

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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

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Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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One who takes or receives in any manner.

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A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a stil…

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A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.

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An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

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An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

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Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

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One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his be…

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An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

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of Require

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