MANDATORY


Meaning of MANDATORY in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

life

Nor was there any change so far as mandatory life sentences were concerned in the 1987 statement.

The change would mean a U-turn for Mr Hague, who voted in 1991 to keep the mandatory life sentence for murder.

It might also be argued that the mandatory life sentence makes a substantial contribution to public safety.

retirement

The deal struck has been to raise the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65, starting early in the next century.

Up until 1966, stewardesses faced mandatory retirement at age thirty-two or upon marriage-whichever came first.

Amendments to the Act have now abolished mandatory retirement altogether for most categories of workers.

Due largely to changes in mandatory retirement laws, there are now only five faculty members in the club.

However, within the labour movement, interest in mandatory retirement was growing.

Should grabbing hold of that famous stiff-armed bronze trophy come with a mandatory retirement age, like piloting a passenger plane?

sentence

The trial judge, Caulfield J., imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.

He called for more mandatory sentences and the death penalty.

He parents wept as the judge delivered the mandatory sentence .

This is of course the mandatory sentence for a person convicted of murder.

To suggest this child died because of mandatory sentence is grotesque.

In some jurisdictions this is a mandatory sentence of death.

In others, such as those in the United Kingdom, it is the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Drug smuggling carries a mandatory death sentence.

In some countries, wearing helmets is mandatory for all cyclists.

The company's mandatory retirement age is 65.

Wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle is mandatory .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Can some one explain how kids' birthday parties became mandatory and, frequently, icky?

It is mandatory for riders under 21, and costs $ 65.

The court made a mandatory order compelling the vendor to allow the person to enter so that the valuation could proceed.

The next-closest school is Morse, a perennial football power and mandatory stop for major-college recruiters.

The overarching concern regarding mandatory therapy is not whether it is just or moral but whether it cures or improves.

The validation of our model using the same selection criteria was also mandatory .

Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices.

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