Associations to the word «Mandamus»
Noun
- Writ
- Prohibition
- Corpus
- Petition
- Injunction
- Spacer
- Jurisdiction
- Remedy
- Plaintiff
- Robotics
- Discretion
- Madam
- Postmaster
- Blaster
- Court
- Mandate
- Appeal
- Timothy
- Robot
- Filing
- Madison
- Defendant
- Marshall
- Councillor
- Circuit
- Applicant
- Proceeding
- Niche
- Issue
- Descent
- Rules
- Levy
- Attorney
- Bench
- Conscience
- Constitution
- Relief
- Settler
- Judge
- Case
- Justice
- Decision
- Exercise
- Act
- Commission
- Duty
- Montana
- Procedure
- Enforcement
- Order
- Earth
- Action
- Suit
- Authority
- Of
- Fail
- Law
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
MANDAMUS, noun. (legal) A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
Dictionary definition
MANDAMUS, noun. 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.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.