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Mandatory

Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed.

Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action. Their language is characterized by such directive terms as "shall" as opposed to "may." A mandatory provision is one that must be observed, whereas a directory provision is optional.

An example of a mandatory provision is a law that provides that an election judge must endorse his or her initials on a ballot.

mandatory

adj., adv. absolutely demanded or required.

mandatory

adjective binding, bounden, called for, coercive, commanded, commanding, compulsory, decreed, demanded, essential, exigent, imperative, incumbent on, indispensable, involuntary, necessary, necessitous, obligatory, ordained, peremptory, prerequisite, prescribed, pressing, required, requisite, urgent, vital, without appeal, without choice
Associated concepts: mandatory injunction, mandatory reeief, mandatory sentence, mandatory statutory provisions

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'If the mandatory requirement will be removed, since there will be budget allocations in these agencies, I think we could give more to those people in need,' Garma said.

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According to Nograles, making ROTC mandatory is a matter of national defense and not just an education matter.

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The proposed implementation of the mandatory ROTC in SHS has passed the third and final reading at the House of Representatives.

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it is considering allowing elderly taxi drivers to take a driver's aptitude test at hospitals instead of undergoing the mandatory medical examination it had previously planned.

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The report, 'Mandatory hallmarking: Global practises and road map for India', is about the current state of gold hallmarking in India and a holistic study of the country's gold market.

WGC for phase-wise implementation of mandatory hallmarking

56 PSQCA is mandated to include only processed and packed Food items in the list of mandatory items on need basis keeping in view their importance for public health and safety.

109 items included in PSQCA mandatory list with only 38 food

The two mandatory pension funds, February included, count 432,722 insurers.

The assets in the second pension fund increased by 31 million euro: in two months, the net-assets of both mandatory funds increased by 31 million euro

Although mandatory spending is not subject to the discretionary spending caps, it does come with some challenges.

President Obama's FY 2017 budget proposal reflects overall spending constraints

Mandatory minimums were initially applied only to a small number of serious offenses, such as murder, piracy and treason, which everyone seemed to agree were pretty terrible crimes.

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The effect of mandatory partner rotation on audit quality

When Congress passed laws in the 1990s requiring federal judges to impose lengthy mandatory prison sentences, the idea was to improve public safety and send a strong signal to potential criminals.