mandamus
mandamus 〈拉〉执行职务令 上级法院对私人、公司、市政当局或其官员、行政司法官员或下级法院发布的命令，要求履行属于其职责的特定行为，或要求恢复原告被非法剥夺的权利或特权。执行职务令只是在特殊情况下发布，以纠正下级法院滥用权力或拒绝履行职责，不同于在正常诉讼情况下对下级法院错判的改判。
MANDAMUS
mandamus
mandamus (man-day-m[schwa]s), n. [Latin “we command”] A writ issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly. — Also termed writ of mandamus; mandate; (in BrE) order. [Cases: Mandamus 1. C.J.S. Mandamus §§ 2–6.] Pl. mandamuses. — mandamus, vb. alternative mandamus. A