compulsory

adj.

1. Obligatory; required: a compulsory examination.
2. Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive.

n. Sports, pl., -ries.
An element, such as a dive or school figure, required of all competitors in an athletic competition. Often used in the plural.

compulsorily com·pul'so·ri·ly adv.
compulsoriness com·pul'so·ri·ness n.

adjective

1. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention: imperative, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required, requisite. See obligation.
2. Done under force: forced. See willing/unwilling.

adj

Definition: binding
Antonyms: free, liberalized, liberated, optional, unstipulated, voluntary

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IN BRIEF: Absolutely required or forced.

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. — Plato (c.427-347 BC).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - obligatorisk, nødvendig, lovpligtig, tvungen
n. - pligt

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    mødepligt
• compulsory school attendance    tvungen skolepligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verplicht, noodzakelijk

Français (French)
adj. - obligatoire, coercitif
n. - (Sport) figures imposées (npl)

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    présence obligatoire
• compulsory school attendance    scolarité obligatoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - obligatorisch, Zwangs...
n. - Sportpflicht

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    Anwesenheitspflicht
• compulsory school attendance    Schulpflicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποχρεωτικός, αναγκαστικός, αναγκαίος
n. - (αθλητ.) υποχρεωτική φιγούρα

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    υποχρεωτική φοίτηση / προσέλευση
• compulsory school attendance    υποχρεωτική φοίτηση

Italiano (Italian)
obbligatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - compulsório, compulsivo, coercitivo

Русский (Russian)
обязательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obligatorio, coercitivo
n. - parte obligatoria de una competición deportiva

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    asistencia obligatoria
• compulsory school attendance    escolaridad obligatoria

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obligatorisk, tvångs-, tvingande
n. - obligatorisk gren, obligatoriskt ämne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被强制的, 义务的, 强迫的

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    有法定义务的出席, 必须参加
• compulsory school attendance    义务教育

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被強制的, 義務的, 強迫的

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    有法定義務的出席, 必須參加
• compulsory school attendance    義務教育

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강제하는, 의무적인
n. - (스포츠) 시합에서의 필수적인 구성 요소

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強制的な, 義務的な, 必修の
n. - 規定演技

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    強制出席
• compulsory school attendance    就学義務

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اجباري, ملزم, الزامي (الاسم) تمرين اجباري في بعض المسابقات الرياضيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כפייתי, של חובה, חיוני, נחוץ, האילוץ להתחרות כדי להגיע להישג בספורט‬

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