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mandamus

man·da·mus [ man dáyməss ] (plural man·da·mus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
order from high court: an order from a high court to a lower court, or to an authority, instructing it to perform an action or duty.
See also  certiorariprohibition (sense 3)


[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "we command"]
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