Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation

Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation - Obligation and Rules 2

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Here you will learn some English words related to obligation and rules, such as "infringe", "dictate", and "enforce".
dictatenoun

a rule or law that is issued by someone of an authority

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diktatnoun

a legally binding command or decision that is issued by someone of an authority

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dos and don'tsphrase

a set of rules that determine what one should or should not do in a particular situation

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dueadjective

(payment, debt, etc.) having to be paid immediately

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to enforceverb

to ensure that a law or rule is followed

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enforcementnoun

the action of making people obey a law or regulation

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etiquettenoun

a set of conventional rules or formal manners, usually in the form of ethical code

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exceptionnoun

a person or thing that does not follow a general rule or is excluded from a class or group

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to feel honor-bound tophrase

to feel or believe that it is one's moral obligation to do something

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free-for-allnoun

‌a chaotic situation in which there is no rule or control

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to [have] {sb} over a barrelphrase

to place someone in a situation in which they have no choice but to accept one's offer or request

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ground rulenoun

a set of basic rules or principles on which future behaviors or actions should be based

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guidelinenoun

a set of principles or instructions based on which a person should behave or act

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to [have] {one's} hands tiedphrase

‌to be unable to act, help, intervene, or assert one's free will, especially due to rules and restrictions

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have toverb

used to indicate an obligation or to emphasize the necessity of something happening

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illegitimacynoun

the quality or state of not being approved or authorized by the law

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illegitimateadjective

not allowed by the law

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illegitimatelyadverb

in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom

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to imposeverb

to force someone to do what they do not want

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impositionnoun

the action of establishing a new law or regulation

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in accordance withphrase

in a way that agrees with something

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in conformity withphrase

in agreement with

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infractionnoun

the act of breaking or not obeying a law, pact, agreement, etc.

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to infringeverb

to go against a rule, law, term of agreement, etc.

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infringementnoun

an action that is against a law. regulation, or agreement

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