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| has gloss | (noun) 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, mandamus |
| has gloss | eng: A writ of mandamus or mandamus (which means "we command" in Latin), or sometimes mandate, is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is "issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly". |
| lexicalization | eng: mandamus |
| lexicalization | eng: writ of mandamus |
| subclass of | (noun) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer writ, judicial writ |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: příkaz mezi soudy |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Mandamus (lat. wir ordnen an) ist ein Rechtsterminus, der eine gerichtliche Entscheidung in der Nebensache bezeichnet, also jede, meistens an einen Dritten oder an eine staatliche Stelle gerichtete Anordnung oder Verfügung, die kein Endurteil im Hauptprozess ist, wie etwa: Vorläufiger Rechtsschutz, Vorlage von Akten, Haftprüfung (mandamus habeas corpus) usw. |
| lexicalization | deu: Mandamus |
| Italian | |
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| lexicalization | ita: comando |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 칙서 |
| Russian | |
| has gloss | rus: Манда́мус (, мы приказываем) — в странах англо-саксонской правовой семьи судебное предписание должностному или иному лицу совершить действия, которые оно обязано совершить по закону. |
| lexicalization | rus: Мандамус |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: yüksek mahkeme emri |
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