Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9) - Commanding and Giving Permissions

to officially order something using one's higher authority

to tell someone to do something by ordering or instructing them

to remove or reduce regulations or restrictions on a particular industry or activity

to command someone to do something immediately, often as punishment

to stop an activity, process, or development from continuing

to forbid a specific action

to force someone to act in a certain way

to force someone to do something

to put someone under severe pressure through demands, restrictions, or financial difficulties

to force a proposal, decision, or measure to be accepted or approved despite opposition

to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats

to accept or forgive something that is commonly believed to be wrong

to decide or rule something officially as a court or other legal authority

to give or allow reluctantly or with displeasure