(上级法院给下级法院或官吏的)职务执行令状
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: mandamus
...过的《司法法》(the Judiciary Act of 1989),马伯里直接向最高法院起诉,请求最高法院向麦迪逊发出强制令(Writ of Mandamus),强制麦迪逊发出委任状。当时最高法院的首席法官是马歇尔,是亚当斯的朋友,杰斐逊的政敌,内心当然希望这样做。
控方:最高法院应向被告下达强制令状(writ of mandamus),命令其颁发委任状。
马伯里(William Marbury)与另外三个同样情形的星夜法官便跑到最高法院起诉麦迪逊,要最高法院下状纸(writ of mandamus)命令麦迪逊交出委任状,以便走马上任。
发布执行令(writ of mandamus),强迫国务卿颁送达委任状。这在我们中国人看来
So the firm filed a writ of mandamus in federal court to force the FCC to respond to its complaint.
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