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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 writ of mandamus
      n : 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 [syn: mandamus]