English
Detailed Synonyms for mandamus in English
mandamus:
mandamus [the ~] noun
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the mandamus
– 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 1the writ of mandamus; the mandamus– 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 1