ALL meanings of mandamus
man·da·mus
M m - noun mandamus A judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty. 1
- noun plural mandamus a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done. 1
- verb with object mandamus to intimidate or serve with such writ. 1
- noun mandamus court order 1
- noun mandamus formerly a writ from, now an order of, a superior court commanding an inferior tribunal, public official, corporation, etc, to carry out a public duty 0
- noun mandamus a writ commanding that a specified thing be done, issued by a higher court to a lower one, or to a private or municipal corporation, government agency, official, etc. 0
- verb transitive mandamus to serve with or command by such a writ 0
- noun mandamus (law) A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly. 0