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• mandamus — man·da·mus /man dā məs/ n [Latin, we enjoin, from mandare to enjoin]: an extraordinary writ issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to an inferior tribunal, a public official, an administrative agency, a corporation, or any person compelling… …   Law dictionary

• Mandamus — For other uses, see Mandamus (disambiguation). Prerogative writs …   Wikipedia

• mandamus — /maendeymas/ We command. This is the name of a writ (formerly a high prerogative writ) which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction, and is directed to a private or municipal corporation, or any of its officers, or to an executive,… …   Black's law dictionary

• mandamus — /maendeymas/ We command. This is the name of a writ (formerly a high prerogative writ) which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction, and is directed to a private or municipal corporation, or any of its officers, or to an executive,… …   Black's law dictionary

• mandamus — A command by order or writ issuing from a court of law of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the state or sovereign, directed to some inferior court, tribunal, or board, or to some corporation or person, requiring the performance of a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• mandamus — man·da·mus || mæn deɪmÉ™s n. writ from a superior court commanding an official or lower court to perform a certain action v. serve with a mandamus (writ from a superior court) …   English contemporary dictionary

• mandamus — /mænˈdeɪməs/ (say man daymuhs) noun 1. Law a writ from a superior court to an inferior court, or to an officer, a corporation, etc., commanding a specified thing to be done. 2. (in early English law) any prerogative writ directing affirmative… …  

• mandamus —   n. we command ; Law, Crown writ commanding performance of an action …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Continuing Mandamus — is a writ of Mandamus issued to a lower authority by the higher authority in general public interest asking the officer or the authority to perform its task expeditiously for an unstipulated period of time for preventing miscarriage of justice.… …   Wikipedia

• Peremptory mandamus — Peremptory Per emp*to*ry, a. [L. peremptorius destructive, deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p[ e]remptorie. See {Perempt}.] 1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alternative writ of mandamus — A court order that requires a governmental agency, court, or officials to obey to take a certain action, or show cause at a hearing why it should not have to obey. Compare: peremptory writ of mandamus (or mandate) Category: Small Claims Court &… …   Law dictionary