Definition of obligatory

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Obligatory (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..

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Bounden :: Bounden (p. p & a.) Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.
Law :: Law (n.) In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature..
Loose :: Loose (a.) To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit..
Accept :: Accept (v. t.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange..
Bindingness :: Bindingness (n.) The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality.
Duty :: Duty (n.) That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory..
Obligatorily :: Obligatorily (adv.) In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.
Obligatoriness :: Obligatoriness (n.) The quality or state of being obligatory.
Binding :: Binding (a.) That binds; obligatory.
Imperative :: Imperative (a.) Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order..
Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
Antinomian :: Antinomian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.
Disobligatory :: Disobligatory (a.) Releasing from obligation.
Indissoluble :: Indissoluble (a.) Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant..
Obligatory :: Obligatory (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..
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon..
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