WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

mandamus; writ of mandamus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("writ of mandamus" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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