legal requirement

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binding · enforceable · mandatory · law · contract · clause · violation · penalty · fine · court · license · permit · certificate · deadline · filing · notarized · disclosure · consent

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Opposites
obligation status

legal requirementillegal act

Conduct prohibited by law

unlawful conduct · criminal offense · voluntary action · personal choice · exemption

source of authority

legal requirementsocial custom

Expected communal behavior pattern

unwritten rule · suggestion · recommendation · social convention · moral obligation

enforceability

legal requirementgentleman's agreement

Informal pact based on trust

honor system · mere formality

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