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adjective
1.
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
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pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
3.
Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified: a mandatory clause.
4.
having received a mandate, as a nation.
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Mandatory
is always a great word to know.
So is probable cause. Does it mean:
| reasonable ground for a belief, as that the accused was guilty of the crime, used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution |
| an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution |
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Example Sentences
- His charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of three and a half years in prison and a maximum of 15 years.
- They are determined based on the team's total final riding time and the last mandatory veterinary checks.
- Its cost is only a few dollars a year and in many states it is mandatory.
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Word Origin & History
mandatory
1570s, "of the nature of a mandate," from L.L. mandatorius "pertaining to a mandator," from mandatus, pp. of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of "obligatory because commanded" is from 1818.
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