Sekirov Dictionary

mandamus

/mænˈdeɪməs/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun1

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A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
- The lord is compellable by mandamus to admit the surrenderee, that is, the person to whose use the surrender is made. — 1876

verb1

To serve a writ of this kind upon.

forms

mandamused · mandamusing · mandamuses

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