mandamus

/mรฆnหˆdeษชmษ™s/

IPA: /M AE0 N D EY1 M AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

verb
  1. 1

    To serve a writ of this kind upon.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mandamus