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Permission and obligation
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acceptable
adjective
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acceptably
adverb
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adherence
noun
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adhere to
phrasal verb
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admissibility
noun
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admissible
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age limit
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allow
verb
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allowable
adjective
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allowance
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all right
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alright
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application
noun
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a/your bounden duty
idiom
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ban
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noun
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be
auxiliary verb
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bend/stretch the rules
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be supposed to do/be something
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binding
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bring something into force
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bypass
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can
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circumvent
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compelling
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compliance
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compliant
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comply
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condition
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conform
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conformance
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consent
noun
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contravene
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contravention
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controlled
adjective
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default
noun
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defy
verb
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deregulate
verb
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deregulatory
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derogation
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dictate
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diktat
noun
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dispensation
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dos and don’ts
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due
adjective
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enforce
verb
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enforcement
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etiquette
noun
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exception
noun
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feel free (to do something)
idiom
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(feel) honor-bound to do something
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(feel) honour-bound to do something
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forbid
verb
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forbidden
adjective
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forbidden fruit
idiom
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free-for-all
noun
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(get/have somebody) over a barrel
idiom
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ground rule
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guideline
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have to
modal verb
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have your hands tied
idiom
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illegal
adjective
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illegally
adverb
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illegitimacy
noun
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illegitimate
adjective
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illegitimately
adverb
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illicit
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illicitly
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impermissible
adjective
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impose
verb
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imposition
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in accordance with something
idiom
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inadmissible
adjective
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in conformity with something
idiom
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infraction
noun
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infringe
verb
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infringement
noun
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in order (to do something)
idiom
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in/under no circumstances
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law
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lawful
adjective
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lawfully
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lawfulness
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lay down
phrasal verb
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leave
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legal
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legally
adverb
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legit
adjective
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legitimacy
noun
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legitimate
adjective
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legitimately
adverb
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leniency
noun
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lenient
adjective
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leniently
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licit
adjective
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licitly
adverb
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make an exception
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must
modal verb
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necessary
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necessity
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need
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no
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no go
idiom
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no holds barred
idiom
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non-compliance
noun
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non-observance
noun
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non-smoking
adjective
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no-smoking
adjective
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not be supposed to do something
idiom
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obligation
noun
b2
obligatory
adjective
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obliged
adjective
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observe
verb
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off-limits
adjective
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OK
exclamation
a1
on the understanding that…
idiom
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order
verb
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ordinance
noun
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out
adverb
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out of bounds (to/for somebody)
idiom
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out of order
idiom
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out of the question
idiom
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pass
verb
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permissible
adjective
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permission
noun
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permit
verb
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permit
noun
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play by somebody’s (own) rules
idiom
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police
verb
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policing
noun
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precondition
noun
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prerequisite
adjective
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prerequisite
noun
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prohibit
verb
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prohibition
noun
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provide
verb
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provided
conjunction
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providing
conjunction
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proviso
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recusancy
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recusant
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regulate
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regulation
noun
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regulation
adjective
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require
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requirement
noun
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restrict
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restricted
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restriction
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rigorous
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rigorously
adverb
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rule
noun
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rule book
noun
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run afoul of something
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slap on
phrasal verb
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statute
noun
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statutory
adjective
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statutory instrument
noun
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stipulate
verb
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stipulation
noun
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strict
adjective
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strictly
adverb
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strictness
noun
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stringent
adjective
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submission
noun
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the letter of the law
idiom
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three-line whip
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tough
adjective
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toughen
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unlawful
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unlawfully
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what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
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without fail
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