Associations to the word «Mandamus»
Noun
- Writ
- Prohibition
- Corpus
- Petition
- Injunction
- Spacer
- Jurisdiction
- Remedy
- Plaintiff
- Robotics
- Discretion
- Madam
- Postmaster
- Blaster
- Court
- Mandate
- Appeal
- Timothy
- Robot
- Filing
- Madison
- Defendant
- Marshall
- Councillor
- Circuit
- Applicant
- Proceeding
- Niche
- Issue
- Descent
- Rules
- Levy
- Attorney
- Bench
- Conscience
- Constitution
- Relief
- Settler
- Judge
- Case
- Justice
- Decision
- Exercise
- Act
- Commission
- Duty
- Montana
- Procedure
- Enforcement
- Order
- Earth
- Action
- Suit
- Authority
- Of
- Fail
- Law
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
MANDAMUS, noun. (legal) A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
Dictionary definition
MANDAMUS, noun. 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.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
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and content according to the circumstances and time in which
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