👉 In legal terms, "obligatory" refers to a situation in which someone is legally required or obligated to perform an act. This can be either a legal obligation or a contractual obligation. For example: 1. If you are a student and your school requires you to take a test, you have a legal obligation to pass the test. 2. If you are a doctor and you must follow the rules of medicine, you have a contractual obligation to comply with them. In both cases, "