mandamus
Syllables: man·da·mus/mænˈdeɪməs/
mandamus noun: a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
Noun
mandamus (countable and uncountable, plural mandamuses)
- A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
- I admit to all my learned friends that a Mandamus does not issue where there is another course of proceeding by which the thing can be effected; but I again state to your Lordships, that if in this case a Mandamus must not issue, there is no other proceeding that can be adopted.1833 January 21, “Proceedings in the Court of King's Bench, on Monday 21st January 1833”, in Proceedings Connected with the Writ of Mandamus Issued by His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Against the...
- And then it was moved that the court would grant a mandamus to the delegates to admit the bishop's allegations: and it was compared to the cases where they grant mandamuses to compel the granting of probates of wills or letters of administration.1849, Richard Jebb, “Cause Shown against the Rule [Regina v. The Archbishop of Canterbury]”, in A Report of the Case of the Right Rev. R[enn] D[ickson] Hampden, D.D., […], London: Richard Benning and...
Verb
mandamus (third-person singular simple present mandamuses, present participle mandamusing, simple past and past participle mandamused)
- To serve a writ of this kind upon.
mandamus meaning in Tamil and Kannada
mandamus in Tamil
- உயர் வழக்கு மன்ற ஆணை
mandamus in Kannada
- ನ್ಯಾಯಿಕ ಪರಮಾದೇಶ
Forms of mandamus
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mandamuses |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mandamuses |
| present participle | mandamusing |
| past participle | mandamused |
| past | mandamused |
Origin of mandamus
From Latin mandāmus (“we command”).
Words formed from mandamus
Phrases with mandamus
Questions about mandamus
- What does mandamus mean?
- Mandamus means a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
- What is mandamus in Tamil?
- Mandamus in Tamil is உயர் வழக்கு மன்ற ஆணை. See Mandamus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mandamus?
- Mandamus can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mandamus?
- Mandamus is pronounced /mænˈdeɪməs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mandamus?
- The plural of mandamus is mandamuses.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mandamus (page history and authors); mandamus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mandamus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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