mandamus
/man-dey-muhs/US // mænˈdeɪ məs //UK // (mænˈdeɪməs) //
强制令状,授权令,授权书,强制要求
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural man·da·mus·es.
- : a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc., commanding that a specified thing be done.
v.有主动词 verb
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- : to intimidate or serve with such writ.
Examples
A member who has been wrongfully expelled may be restored by a mandamus proceeding issued by a court.
This proceeding is called a mandamus, and is issued at the instance or request of the shareholders.
As the actions of slander and libel have been described, only two others require notice, mandamus and quo warranto.
Again: "The case of the mandamus may be the cloak, but the batture is recollected with still more resentment."
Quamquidem deputationem mandamus eis notifficari et ipsis auditis prout juris fuerit ad ulteriora providebitur.
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