mandamus

1. Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to limit the power of the court of first instance to make an order of mandamus, certiorari or prohibition in relation to proceedings before a commission.
   但本款不得作限制原法庭就在委席前行的查程序而作出履行令、移令或禁止令的力。
2. The procedures established by the legislature for perfecting a petition for a writ of mandamus were in compliance with constitutional spirit.
   立法机关制定的申请上级法院对下级法院发出强制纠正令的程序是符合宪法精神的。
3. The act is a direct outgrowth of the old common law system of writs such as mandamus, certiorari, and prohibition, which served as the foundation for judicial review of administrative action before the modern system of civil procedure was developed.
   《执行令和审判地点法》是古老的判例法令状制度如指令、调取案卷令状和禁令等的直接结果，它在近代民事程序制度发展之前，起着作为司法审查行政行为的基础的作用。
4. The chief constable applied for an order of mandamus direct the justice to rehear the case.
   警察局长申请获得上级法院对下级法院所发的训令，命令法官重新审理该案。

noun

1. 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

   Synonym:    writ of mandamus