writ of mandamus

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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
• Syn:
mandamus
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
writ, judicial writ