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- n the recipient of a mandate
- n a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
- s required by rule
attendance is mandatory
- More important, mandatory minimums for nonviolent (and arguably victimless) drug crimes insult justice.
- Wells and other supporters of the mandatory vaccinations point out that states have been requiring vaccinations for schoolchildren for decades, including current laws that require .
- The mandatory sentences can backfire, said TAASA spokeswoman Karen Amacher, as prosecutors lose the flexibility to seek lesser sentences in cases where a jury trial may prove too .