must v. may wikidiff
As verbs the difference between must and may is that must is to do with certainty; (indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate)
must TFD:
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- To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom:
- To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement:
- Used to express a command or admonition:
- To be determined to; have as a fixed resolve; inevitability or certainty; logical probability or presumptive certainty
and
may 1. To be allowed or permitted to: 2. Used to express possibility or probability:
may TFD
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- To be allowed or permitted to:
- Used to express possibility or probability:
- Used to express a desire or fervent wish:
- Used to express contingency, purpose,
Some overlap, some confusion, but in a contract: " you may only have one account" is not a suggestion. If you choose to enter into this contract you will (may) have one account.