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Word: Mandamus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘we command’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
manˈdeɪməs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty
Short Definition:judicial writ issued as command to inferior court
Examples:- an order of mandamus
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