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 man·da·mus /mænˈdeməs/
 命令書(vt.)發訓令

 Man·da·mus n.  Law A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.
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 mandamus
      n : 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: writ of
          mandamus]