noun
: a writ in the nature of an order to show cause commanding the person to whom it is addressed to perform some duty or show cause why a peremptory or final writ should not issue
noun
: a writ in the nature of an order to show cause commanding the person to whom it is addressed to perform some duty or show cause why a peremptory or final writ should not issue
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012