MANDAMUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does mandamus mean? • MANDAMUS (noun)
The noun MANDAMUS has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: MANDAMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MANDAMUS (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
mandamus; writ of mandamus
Hypernyms ("mandamus" is a kind of...):
judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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