mandamus
英 [mæn'deɪməs]
美[mæn'deməs]
- n. 命令书；书面训令
- vt. 发训令（过去式mandamused，过去分词mandamused，现在分词mandamusing，第三人称单数mandamuses）
英英释意
- 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; used only when all other judicial remedies fail