All devoir synonyms

noun devoir

• bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
• grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
• trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
• job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
• tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
• effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
• stint — to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money.
• kp — (networking)   The country code for North Korea.
• proscription — the act of proscribing.
• dictum — A dictum is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
• injunction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
• canon — A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral.
• requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
• summons — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
• precept — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
• behest — an authoritative order or earnest request
• dictation — Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
• dictate — If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
• decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
• imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
• ordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
• notification — a formal notifying or informing.
• prescript — prescribed.
• interdiction — an act or instance of interdicting.
• commandment — The Ten Commandments are the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
• proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
• imperative — imperative language
• warrant — authorization, sanction, or justification.
• edict — a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
• citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
• prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
• bidding — an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding)
• demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
• obligation — something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
• fiat — an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
• ultimatum — a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.
• will — Wallace, 1875–1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
• requisition — the act of requiring or demanding.
• writ — Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
• subpoena — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
• caveat — A caveat is a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.
• act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
• ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
• adjuration — a solemn charge or command
• undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
• liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
• vow — a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
• must — to be obliged; be compelled: Do I have to go? I must, I suppose.