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mandamus

/mæn'deɪməs/

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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
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writ of mandamus

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judicial writ writ

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