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 officia more..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(noun.communication)
a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulle more..a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled(noun.communication)
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against more..a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant(noun.communication)
a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court (noun.communication)
a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant docum more..a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control(noun.communication)
domain category (judicial writ is domain category of ....)