GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mandatory (?), a. [L. mandatorius.]
   1. Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
   
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   2. Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.
   
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   3. (Law) Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, “seven mandatory clauses in the contract”.
   
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2.       
   Mandatory, n. Same as Mandatary.
   
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