necessary connection

noun

formal
: a tie or relationship that cannot be avoided
There is no necessary connection between what is legal and what is moral.

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This is a poem about what the skeptic loses — imagination, along with a necessary connection to ancient practices. Caconrad Anne Boyer, New York Times, 15 June 2023

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“Necessary connection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessary%20connection. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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