Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention

• imperative

  1. (Gram.) Designating or of the mood of a verb that expresses a command, strong request, or exhortation
  2. Having the nature of, or indicating, power or authority; commanding
  3. Necessary or urgent:

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  1. (Gram.) Designating or of the mood of a verb that expresses a command, strong request, or exhortation
  2. Having the nature of, or indicating, power or authority; commanding
  3. Necessary or urgent:

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• mandatory

  1. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate
  2. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory:
  3. Authoritatively commanded or required; obligatory

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  1. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate
  2. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory:
  3. Authoritatively commanded or required; obligatory

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• necessary

  1. Required by obligation, compulsion, or convention:
  2. Needed or required:
  3. Logically inevitable:

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  1. Required by obligation, compulsion, or convention:
  2. Needed or required:
  3. Logically inevitable:

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• obligatory

  1. Required as part of a routine course of action or cultural expectation; predictable:
  2. Of the nature of an obligation; compulsory:
  3. Legally, morally, or socially binding; constituting, or having the nature of, an obligation; required

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  1. Required as part of a routine course of action or cultural expectation; predictable:
  2. Of the nature of an obligation; compulsory:
  3. Legally, morally, or socially binding; constituting, or having the nature of, an obligation; required

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• required

  1. Needed; essential:
  2. Obligatory:

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  1. Needed; essential:
  2. Obligatory:

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• requisite

  1. Required; essential.
  2. Required, as by circumstances; necessary for some purpose; indispensable

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  1. Required; essential.
  2. Required, as by circumstances; necessary for some purpose; indispensable

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Done under force

• forced

  1. Done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory
  2. Imposed by force; involuntary:
  3. Produced under strain; not spontaneous:

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  1. Done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory
  2. Imposed by force; involuntary:
  3. Produced under strain; not spontaneous:

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