- 1. n. A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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 Source: wordnet
- 3. A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty. Source: webster
- 4. A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferiortribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority,commanding the performance of some specified duty. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. 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 Source: ecdict
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