noun
- plural of mandamus; court orders commanding a government official or entity to perform a specific duty
Usage: legal
verb
- third person singular present of mandamus; compels through a court order
Usage: legal
Examples
- The court issued several mandamuses to force the agency to release the documents.
- Multiple mandamuses were filed against the city council.
- The judge mandamuses the official to comply with the law.
- Citizens sought mandamuses to compel government action.
- The attorney mandamuses the department when it fails to respond.
- Several mandamuses were pending in the appellate court.