mandamus

As a noun mandamus

is (legal) a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between mandamus and certiorari

is that mandamus is a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly while certiorari is a grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear.

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between appeal and mandamus

is that appeal is (legal) (a) an application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review (b) the mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected (c) the right of appeal (d) an accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public (e) an accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver while mandamus is (legal) a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

As nouns the difference between appeal and mandamus

is that appeal is (legal) (a) an application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review (b) the mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected (c) the right of appeal (d) an accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public (e) an accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver while mandamus is (legal) a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

As a verb appeal

is (obsolete) to accuse (someone of something).

In lang=en terms the difference between mandamus and injunction

is that mandamus is a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly while injunction is a writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

As nouns the difference between order and mandamus

is that order is , command while mandamus is (legal) a common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.