What does "necessitation" mean?

Necessity, understood as a logical or other philosophical principle, or as a law or force of nature.

What is a synonym for "necessitation"?

Common synonyms include: compulsion, duress, necessitating, obligation.

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Necessity, understood as a logical or other philosophical principle, or as a law or force of nature. countable, uncountable
"Moral obligation is not necessitation. The moral law commands but does not coerce us."

"Moral obligation is not necessitation. The moral law commands but does not coerce us."

From necessitate + -ation.