Definition
A writ issued by a court ordering a government official or agency to perform a specific duty that they are legally required to perform. Mandamus is used to compel action when officials refuse to act on their legal obligations.
Etymology
From Latin 'mandamus,' meaning 'we command,' derived from 'mandare' (to command or order). This writ originated in English common law as a tool for the king's courts to compel local officials to perform their duties.
Kelly Says
Mandamus is like a judicial cattle prod for lazy government officials - when bureaucrats drag their feet on duties they're legally required to perform, courts can literally command them to get moving or face contempt charges!
Translations
ARالعربية
مانداموس
man-da-mus
BNবাংলা
মান্ডামাস
man-da-mas
CACatalà
mandamus
man-da-mus
CSČeština
mandamus
man-da-mus
DADansk
mandamus
man-da-mus
DEDeutsch
Mandamus
man-da-mus
ELΕλληνικά
Μανταμούς
man-da-mus
ESEspañol
mandamus
man-da-mus
FAفارسی
مانداموس
man-da-mus
FISuomi
mandamus
man-da-mus
FRFrançais
mandamus
man-da-mus
HEעברית
מנדאמוס
man-da-mus
HIहिन्दी
मांडामस
man-da-mas
HUMagyar
mandamus
man-da-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
mandamus
man-da-mus
ITItaliano
mandamus
man-da-mus
KO한국어
마단다무스
ma-dan-da-musu
MSBahasa Melayu
mandamus
man-da-mus
MYမြန်မာ
မန်ဒမပူး
man-da-pu
NLNederlands
mandamus
man-da-mus
NONorsk
mandamus
man-da-mus
PLPolski
mandamus
man-da-mus
PTPortuguês
mandamus
man-da-mus
RORomână
mandamus
man-da-mus
RUРусский
мандамус
man-da-mus
SVSvenska
mandamus
man-da-mus
SWKiswahili
mandamus
man-da-mus
TAதமிழ்
மண்டாமஸ்
man-da-mas
TEతెలుగు
మండామస్
man-da-mas
THไทย
แมนดามัส
man-da-mas
TRTürkçe
mandamus
man-da-mus
UKУкраїнська
мандамус
man-da-mus
URاردو
مانڈاموس
man-da-mus
VITiếng Việt
mandamus
man-da-mus