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compulsorinesses

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com⋅pul⋅so⋅ry

  [kuhm-puhl-suh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
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–adjective
1. required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
2. using compulsion; compelling; constraining: compulsory measures to control rioting.
–noun
3. something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition: The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.
Origin:
1510–20; < ML compulsōrius, equiv. to L compul-, var. s. of compellere (see compel ) + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory 1 ; cf. compulsive

Related forms:
com⋅pul⋅so⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pul⋅so⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Antonyms:
1, 2. voluntary.
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Main Entry: com·pul·so·ry
Pronunciation: k&m-'p&l-s&-rE
Function: adjective
1 : required or compelled by law : MANDATORY, OBLIGATORY <compulsory arbitration> <compulsory insurance>; specifically : required to be brought or asserted in a pleading because of having arisen from the transaction or occurrence that is the subject of litigation compulsory counterclaim> <compulsory reconvention> —compare ELECTIVE, PERMISSIVE
2 : using compulsion : COMPELLING <compulsory measures> —com·pul·so·ri·ly /-s&-r&-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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