What is "imperatives"

Usage examples of "imperatives".

If so he had not only afforded the remnants of humanity a chance: he had also changed the species imperatives of two great races.

Then, deeply satisfied with the feeling of accomplishment in following a long, complex series of First Law imperatives, he turned it off.

Once there, we will be too small to perceive First Law imperatives and no humans will give us any instructions because they will not know we exist.

If others, human or robot, approach, you are to detain them and bring them with us without explanation, barring only, of course, the imperatives of the Laws of Robotics.

Do you have any existing imperatives under the Laws of Robotics that would prevent this procedure at this time?

The only possible problem would be unforeseen imperatives under the Three Laws.

First Law imperatives may be developing for every human in Mojave Center.

So MC 1 is now cooperative and will remain under Second Law imperatives from you.