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compulsory

compulsory 1 : required or compelled by law : mandatory obligatory [ arbitration] [ insurance] ;specif

compulsion

compulsion 1 : an act of compelling (as by threat or intimidation) ;specif : coercion [a payment

benefit

dis·cus·sion : the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first benefit of

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Knighthood

by 16 Car. 1, c. 20, no man can be compelled to take the Order of Knighthood. See Sir N.H. Nicholas's

Jesuits

the High Court held that they had to jurisdiction to compel Mr. Kennedy to issue the summons; the sections were virtually

Jews

the date at 1390), which prohibited usury by Jews and compelled them to wear a distinctive dress, was not expressly repealed

Judgment-debtor

to debts owing to him by third parties, and be compelled to produce books and documents, with a view to attaching

Judicial power

field. Where, however, the legislature goes further than this & compels the determination of a case at the hands of a

Jury process

The papers served on or mailed to potential jurors to compel their attendance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 862. Jury

Jus cogens

Jus cogens, means compelling law. A mandatory norm of general international law from which

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