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verb
as required will, by compulsion will, by imperative will, mandatorily will, obligatorily will
associated concepts: shall be lawful, shall be legal, shall become, shall give, shall have, shall not, shall perform, shall work
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.A modal verb used to create a future tense; as used in statutes and legal documents, generally has an imperative sense, meaning “must,” though it can also be used in a permissive sense, meaning “may.” In traditional English usage, “shall” was the future modal verb for first person subjects (i.e., I and we) and “will” the verb used with second or third persons (i.e., you, he, she, and it) except in cases of obligation, strong determination, or an imperative meaning, where “will” was used for first person subjects and “shall” for second and third person subjects; in modern usage this distinction is seldom observed.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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an imperative, usually indicating that certain actions are mandatory, not permissive. Compare: mayCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Self-Employed Consultants & Contractors
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.1) an imperative command as in "you shall not kill."2) in some statutes, "shall" is a direction but does not mean mandatory, depending on the context.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.