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
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mandamus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | writ of mandamus |
| Type of | judicial writ, writ |
Examples of mandamus
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The defense believed a mandamus order would have been an inappropriate remedy.
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These writs are habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.
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In 1661 he issued a mandamus forbidding further persecution of the Quakers.
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A mandamus is a lawsuit asking a court to compel a government official to follow the law.
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The city manager expressed his pleasure with Overstreet's voluntary dismissal of mandamus.
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They cannot issue a mandamus to the President or legislature, or to any of their officers.
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Relying on the above case, the High Court held that it could not grant a mandamus in such terms.
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I asked for a writ of mandamus not to enforce the injunction.
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Mandamus would require the city to hand over a pair of records Knutsen claims have been kept from him.
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- 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
- A writ of mandamus or mandamus (which means "we command" in Latin), or sometimes mandate, is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is "issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly".
- A writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
- A writ by which a court commands the performance of a particular act.
- A form of writ to commence an action for review of an administrative decision (failure to perform a duty) in the Supreme Court.
- A command that a superior court issues to a lower court or a person (including a government agency) ordering it to do its duty.
- A court order compelling public officers to do their legally mandated duties.
- A common law writ from a court used to coerce a public official to perform duties that he is charged by law with performing.
- A King's Bench writ requring some inferior court or officer to do a certain act.
