mandatory provision — See mandatory clause; mandatory constitutional provision; mandatory statute … Ballentine's law dictionary
Mandatory arbitration — is a contract policy that prevents a conflict from receiving judicial attention. In a mandatory arbitration, liability for damages must be determined as a result of an arbitration process before a civil lawsuit can be filed in the court system.… … Wikipedia
statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… … Black's law dictionary
mandatory — /maendat(a)riy/ adj. Containing a command; preceptive; imperative; peremptory; obligatory See also mandatory injunction @ mandatory instructions See jury instructions @ mandatory presumption (presumption) @ mandatory sentencing See sentence @… … Black's law dictionary
mandatory — /maendat(a)riy/ adj. Containing a command; preceptive; imperative; peremptory; obligatory See also mandatory injunction @ mandatory instructions See jury instructions @ mandatory presumption (presumption) @ mandatory sentencing See sentence @… … Black's law dictionary
mandatory sentence — noun a criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is required by statute to impose upon a conviction for a crime … Wiktionary
imperative statute — A mandatory statute; that is, one which plainly commands something to be done or refrained from, as distinguished from a statute which is merely directory and hence leaves a choice between doing or not … Ballentine's law dictionary
Anti-Gag Statute — The anti gag statute is a little known legal boundary in the long struggle between Executive branch secrecy and Congress and the public’s right to know. [cite web | title=Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe |… … Wikipedia
directory part of a statute — The part which directs that which is to be done or not to be done, the other parts being the declaratory and vindicatory portions. 50 Am J1st Stat § 151. The provision of a statute which is directory or permissive, as distinguished from mandatory … Ballentine's law dictionary
affirmative statute — A statute couched in affirmative or mandatory terms. One which directs the doing of an act, or declares what shall be done; as a negative statute is one which prohibits a thing from being done, or declares what shall not be done … Black's law dictionary
