Similar words: amuse, amused, shamus, calamus, amusing, amusement, thalamus, ignoramus. Meaning: [mæn'deɪməs] 
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.
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. 
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1. The law regarding mandamus was less clear.
2. The latter then sued for a writ of mandamus requiring Madison to give him his commission.
3. Mandamus sometimes issues in conjunction with certiorari to require a body whose decision has been quashed to go through the decision-making process again.
4. It is not clear whether mandamus is available in respect of any failure by a statutory authority to perform a statutory duty.
5. Mandamus has been used against local authorities to make them produce their accounts for inspection and to make them hold an election of aldermen.
6. The chief constable applied for an order of mandamus directing the justice to rehear the case.
7. The chief Constable applied for an order of mandamus directing the justices to rehear the case.
8. The Minister refused to refer a complaint to the committee and the complainant sought mandamus.
9. The procedures established by the legislature for perfecting a petition for a writ of mandamus were in compliance with constitutional spirit.
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