compulsory
adjective /kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/
/-sɚ-/ Definition
B2 If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law: Swimming was compulsory at my school. The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.Court cases, orders and decisionsDuty, obligation and responsibility compulsorily /-əl.i/ adverb › Patients can now be compulsorily detained in hospital only under tightly drawn criteria.Court cases, orders and decisionsDuty, obligation and responsibility
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- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- had better/best do sth idiom
- hat noun
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- portfolio noun (JOB)
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- remit noun
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