[ man'deɪməs ]
■ noun Law a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty.
Origin
C16: from L., lit. 'we command'.
[ man'deɪməs ]
■ noun Law a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty.
Origin
C16: from L., lit. 'we command'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004