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mandamuses

mandamuses is the plural of mandamus.

Meaning of mandamus

Noun

mandamus (countable and uncountable, plural mandamuses)

  1. 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...

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Questions about mandamuses

What is mandamuses the plural of?
Mandamuses is the plural of mandamus.

Words near mandamuses in the dictionary

  1. mandamentos
  2. mandaments
  3. Mandamo
  4. mandamus
  5. mandamused
  6. mandamuses
  7. mandamusing
  8. Mandan
  9. Mandans
  10. Mandaon
  11. mandap

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