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
   - writ of mandamus

Derived forms: mandamuses

Type of: judicial writ, writ

Encyclopedia: Mandamus

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