mandamus
/mænˈdeɪməs/noun [具体名词] 命令书;书面训令
The chief Constable applied for an order of mandamus directing the justices to rehear the case. 警察局申请获得履行职务令,以命令法官重新审理该案。
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 发训令(过去式 mandamused, 过去分词 mandamused, 现在分词 mandamusing, 第三人称单数 mandamuses)
A judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act 在英美普通法体系中,一种司法救济手段,即由法院下达的命令,要求政府官员或相关机构执行某项行动。