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mandamus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mandamus \Man*da"mus\, n. [L., we command, fr mandare to command.] (Law) A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mandamus n : an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: {writ of mandamus}]
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