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mandamus

/mænˈdeɪməs/

Meanings
noun
A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

Examples :

"Because the city clerk refused to issue the building permit despite all requirements being met, the builder sought a mandamus from the court to compel the clerk to do his mandatory duty. "
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Related Words

Illustration repeated

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

Illustration requirements

requirements noun

/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənts/

A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

"There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes."

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration requests

requests noun

/rɪˈkwɛsts/ /rɪˈkwɛs/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"With possessive: "My son's requests at the toy store are often ignored." Without possessive: "The librarian politely declined all requests on her for help with the computer because she was busy." "

Illustration mandatory

mandatory noun

/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔ.ɹi/

A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

"The mandatory for the game requires the players to keep the disc above the painted line. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration prerogative

prerogative noun

/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ /pəˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/

A hereditary or official right or privilege.

"As the company's founder, choosing the next CEO was his prerogative. "

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

In a correct manner.

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

Illustration ministerial

ministerial noun

/ˌmɪn.əˈstiɹ.i.əl/

A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

"The ministerial cultivated the family's land, bound to the estate by tradition. "

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Illustration district

district noun

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

An administrative division of an area.

"the Soho district of London"

Illustration transcript

transcript noun

/ˈtɹænskɹɪpt/ /ˈtɹanskɹɪpt/

Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.

"The student needed a transcript of her high school grades to apply to college. "