Mandamus definition

Mandamus means a court command to a governmental office to correctly perform a mandatory function. Black’s Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014).
Mandamus means a court command to a governmental office to correctly perform a mandatory function. Black’s Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999) 973.
Mandamus means a directive from a court of superior jurisdiction.

Examples of Mandamus in a sentence

  • The Parties acknowledge that certain provisions of the TRO are presently on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”), and that a Writ of Mandamus relating to the TRO is presently pending before the D.C. Circuit.

  • Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Union from filing a Writ of Mandamus or other court pleading to seek the enforcement or application of the terms and conditions set forth in the MOU.

  • If mediation is unsuccessful or if one or both of the Parties decline to engage in mediation, then either Party may institute legal proceedings in a state district court in ▇▇▇▇ County, Texas, pursuing all available remedies at law or equity, including without limitation a suit for specific performance and/or a Writ of Mandamus in the event of a default by City.

  • In the event of a default by the Township, the Owner shall be entitled to bring a proceeding for Writ of Mandamus, or other appropriate judicial relief, so long as Owner has previously provided the Township with written notice of the claim of default at least thirty (30) days prior to the filing of any such action.

  • The Attorney General’s Petition for Writs of Prohibition and Mandamus in the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals was denied on May 30, 2001.

  • Thereafter, on April 7, 2008, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Plaintiffs ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sofia ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, filed a First Amended Petition for Habeas Corpus and Class Action Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (hereafter “First Amended Complaint”).

  • If mediation is unsuccessful or if one or both of the Parties decline to engage in mediation, then either Party may institute legal proceedings in a state district court in Hays County, Texas, pursuing all available remedies at law or equity, including without limitation a suit for specific performance and/or a Writ of Mandamus in the event of a default by City.

  • The Defendants stipulate to the entry of such Writ of Mandamus and hereby permanently waive and release any and all claims and defenses in the Lawsuit as to the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, except for the City’s full and complete payment under Section 2 of this Agreement.

  • On November 8, 2021, the SLC filed Writs of Mandamus against Chief Judge ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.

  • No benefit shall be provided under the Program for any other type of legal matter not specifically described herein including, but not limited to any and all civil matters, criminal prosecutions, labor matters, workers’ compensation, personal injury, social security, unemployment, Equal Employment Opportunity investigations, retirement matters, Petitions for Rehearing, Writs of Mandamus, and any other type of legal matter.


More Definitions of Mandamus

Mandamus means ‘We command’ and is of English origin. The King of England as the ‘autocratic’ head of a vast administrative system had occasion to mandamus his subjects many times in the course of the day.7 The direction in the Magna Carta that the Crown was bound neither to deny justice to anybody nor is to deny anybody obtaining justice, a recognition of the prerogative of the sovereign to issue a writ.
Mandamus means ‘We command’ and is of English origin. The King of England as the ‘autocratic’ head of a vast administrative system had occasion to mandamus his subjects many times in the course of the day.7 The direction in the Magna Carta that the Crown was
Mandamus derives from Latin and means “we command.”9 Mandamus grants a higher court supervisory authority to command an inferior court, tribunal, public official, board, corporation, or person to perform a particular duty required by law.10 Its purpose is to enforce and execute an established
Mandamus means a writ, issued in the name of the state to an inferior tribunal, a corporation, board, or person, commanding the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station.34
Mandamus means ‘we command’. It is issued by the Court to direct a public