mandamus

Speech parts

1. mandamus - Noun

2. mandamus - Verb

Meaning

A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

writ of mandamus citation required bull mandatory decree warrant mandate adherence edict dictate injunction enactment commandment caveat
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Antonyms

opposition ban rejection deny refusal restriction
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Hypernyms

writ judicial writ

Anagrams

Musandam

Examples

Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no demurrer. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Because Marbury filed his petition for the writ of mandamus directly in the Supreme Court, the Court needed to be able to exercise original jurisdiction over the case in order to have the power to hear it. Source: Internet

Denying the CPP's request, Justice Jamesetta Wolokollie, who read the court's opinion said: "The alternative Writ of mandamus is squashed and the preemptory Writ is denied." Source: Internet

Marshall first examined the Judiciary Act of 1789 and determined that the Act purported to give the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over writs of mandamus. Source: Internet

Teck had taken legal action on behalf of the cañeros, asking the court to issue a writ of mandamus to the SICB, to set a date on which the factory would have to open so farmers could start delivering their cane. Source: Internet

On 5 October, Jackollie filed the petition for a writ of mandamus against the NEC, alleging that prior to the September 21, 2020 deadline to submit his requirement to the commission, he fell ill and the doctor recommended that he take a bed rest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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