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ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS

\ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ɹˈɪt ɒv mˈandaməs], \ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ɹˈɪt ɒv mˈandaməs], \ɔː_l_t_ˈɜː_n_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v m_ˈa_n_d_a_m_ə_s]\

Definitions of ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Latin. the court order that commands a person against whom it has been issued to do something one else show why he should not be forced to do so. See mandamus.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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