mandamus
/mænˈdeɪməs/noun
उच्चारण मैन्डेमस
परमादेश (रिट)
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noun
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[C, U] law
an order from a higher court telling a public official, a lower court or a government body to perform a duty that it is legally required to perform
परमादेश (रिट)
- The petitioners asked for a writ of mandamus directing the board to hold the elections.
- The court refused to issue mandamus against the private company.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: mandamus cannot be issued against a private person or body, or against the President or the Governor of a state.
Usage में mandamus किसी निजी व्यक्ति या निजी संस्था के विरुद्ध, या राष्ट्रपति अथवा किसी राज्य के राज्यपाल के विरुद्ध जारी नहीं किया जा सकता।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin, meaning 'we command'.
यह Latin से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'हम आदेश देते हैं'।