mandamus

名词 mandamus:

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; used only when all other judicial remedies fail
   同义词：writ of mandamus

1. 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。

man.da.mus

n.（名词）
A writ issued by a superior court ordering a public official or body or a lower court to perform a specified duty.
书面训令：高级法院指令某官员或机构或某下级法院去履行某项特定义务的书面文件
v.tr.（及物动词）
man.da.mused,man.da.mus.ing,man.da.mus.es
To serve or compel with such a writ.
向…发出书面训令：给…以书面训令或以书面训令相威胁

来源：
Latin mand3mus [we order] [first person pl. of] mand3re [to order] * see man- 2
拉丁语 mand3mus [我们命令] [] mand3re的第一人称复数 [命令] *参见 man- 2