What is not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order called?
imperative — Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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