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Mandamus

nounid 91791·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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Variants

synonym
writ of mandamus
plural
Mandamuses
possessive
Mandamus's
pluralpossessive
Mandamuses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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