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Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

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  1. a. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
  2. a. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
  3. adj. required by rule
  4. 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to complusion. This contribution therestening fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. Burke.