Results for « writ of mandamus » (eng)
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mandamus, writ of mandamus      [in law] 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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