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man·da·mus  (mn-dms) Law

n.

A writ issued by a superior court ordering a public official or body or a lower court to perform a specified duty.

tr.v. man·da·mused, man·da·mus·ing, man·da·mus·es

To serve or compel with such a writ.

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[Latin mandmus, we order (used in such a writ), first person pl. present tense of mandre, to order; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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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 writ of mandamus judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"