mandatory

Example Sentences

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While the penalty is waived for such former workers, the normal taxes must still be paid and there will be mandatory federal tax withholding of 20% on any distributions made.

From MarketWatch

In Wales, it is mandatory for restaurants to display food hygiene ratings.

From BBC

It also pointed out changes to the inspection procedure contained in the aircraft maintenance manual, and drew attention to a revised bearing assembly that could be fitted – although this was not mandatory.

From BBC

The sentence fell on the low end of controversial mandatory federal sentencing guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times

Born a few years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, she was raised in an era when hijabs were mandatory and people had to adhere, she said, to the “anti-American and antisemitic policies of the state.”

From Los Angeles Times