Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mandamus

1 sense of mandamus

Sense 1
mandamus, writ of mandamus -- (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, judicial writ -- ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)