Skip to main content

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
  1. 1

    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
  1. 1
    • : 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.