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writ of mandamus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun writ of mandamus has 1 sense
- writ of mandamus(n = noun.communication) mandamus - 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; Array is a kind of judicial writ, writ
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