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    WRIT OF MANDAMUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 failplay

    Synonyms:

    mandamus; writ of mandamus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("writ of 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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