Obligatory

[ə'blɪgət(ə)rɪ] or [ə'blɪɡətɔri]

Definition

(adj.) morally or legally constraining or binding; 'attendance is obligatory'; 'an obligatory contribution' .

(adj.) required by obligation or compulsion or convention; 'he made all the obligatory apologies' .

Checker: Virgil--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.

Edited by Johanna

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Binding, coercive.

Editor: Miriam