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mandamus

/mænˈdeɪməs/

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noun

Mandato judicial

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. "

Debido a que el secretario de la ciudad se negó a emitir el permiso de construcción a pesar de que se cumplieron todos los requisitos, el constructor solicitó un mandato judicial al tribunal para obligar al secretario a cumplir con su deber obligatorio.

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verb

Notificar un auto de este tipo

To serve a writ of this kind upon.

Examples :

"Because the principal refused to release Sarah's transcript even after repeated requests, the parents decided to mandamus the school district to compel them to do so. "

Debido a que el director se negó a entregar el expediente académico de Sarah incluso después de repetidas solicitudes, los padres decidieron notificar un auto de este tipo al distrito escolar para obligarlos a hacerlo.

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