Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation

Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation - Obligation and Rules 3

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Here you will learn some English words related to obligation and rules, such as "legit", "policing", and "obliged".
law
lawnoun

a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey

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to lay downverb

to officially state that something, such as a principle or rule must be obeyed

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legitadjective

conformable or authorized by the law

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leniencynoun

the quality of being more compassionate, merciful, or permissive than expected, especially in terms of punishment in a court case

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lenientadjective

(of a person) showing mercy, flexibility, or tolerance, particularly while obeying rules or punishing someone

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lenientlyadverb

in a manner that is less strict when punishing someone or when enforcing a law

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to [make] an exceptionphrase

‌to allow a usual rule to be bypassed or ignored in a particular circumstance or for a specific purpose

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mustverb

used to show that something is very important and needs to happen

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necessaryadjective

unavoidable; must exist, happen, or be achieved

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necessitynoun

the fact that something must happen or is needed

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neednoun

a condition or situation in which something is necessary

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non-compliancenoun

refusal to behave as expected or failure to obey or follow rules, commands, etc.

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non-observancenoun

failure to comply with a rule, obligation, etc.

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obligationnoun

the state of being forced to do something in a way that conforms to the law or is morally acceptable

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obligatoryadjective

required or necessary as a result of a rule or law

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obligedadjective

feeling that something must be done because it is morally proper or mandatory

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to observeverb

to comply with laws or regulations

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{one's} bounden dutyphrase

something that is considered as one's responsibility or moral obligation

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on the understanding thatphrase

used when an agreement can only be reached under a specific condition

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to order
to orderverb

to give an instruction to someone to do something, using one's authority

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ordinancenoun

an official rule or order that is imposed by the law or someone with authority

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to play by one's own rulesphrase

to do things as one sees fit, not according to laws or rules

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to police
to policeverb

maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

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policingnoun

the control and regulation of law and order by the police force or other official groups

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preconditionnoun

a condition that must be met or established before other things can occur or be considered

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prerequisitenoun

something that is required as a precondition for something else following

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prerequisiteadjective

necessary or indispensable as a prior condition before something else can happen

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to provideverb

(of a law or a rule) to specify that it is obligatory for something to be done

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providedconjunction

in case of; understanding that

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providingconjunction

on the condition that; understanding that

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provisonoun

a condition that needs accepting before making an agreement

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