REQUIRE in sign language

How to sign "require" in American Sign Language (ASL)?

Meaning: To call on authoritatively; order to do something; cause to be necessary.

Pronunciation (sign description): Tip of dominant clawed forefinger in contact with non-dominant palm, both hands move backward with a firm motion.

This ASL sign is an example of language play in Deaf culture that Deaf signers use, but it also can mean as "compulsory" and "mandatory".

Related signs: COMPULSORY, MANDATORY, NEED, MUST.

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