 ... and directed to any person, corporation or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, -which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court has previously determined, or at least supposes, to be consonant...  A Popular and Complete English Dictionary,: I-Z - Page 816by John Boag - 1848 - 761 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...that a writ of mandamus is " a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any person, corporation or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, -which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court... | |
 | English language - 1842 - 308 pages
...COMMAND', to govern; to order. COMMEND', RECOMMEND', praise. to S, signifying we command, is the name of a command or writ issuing from the king's bench in...court, requiring them to do some act therein specified. — Webster. COUNTERMAND', to revoke a for- 1 DEMAND', to call for with authomer command. REMAND',... | |
 | Henry Butter - English language - 1844 - 312 pages
...order. | praise. * MANDA'MCS, signifying we command, is the name of a command or writ issuing from ihe king's bench in England, and in America from some...corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do same act therein specified.— Webster. THE SCHOLAR S COMPANION. COUNTERMAND', to revoke a for- 1 DEMAND',... | |
 | John Craig (F.G.S.) - 1849 - 1148 pages
...community ; a .purveyor, particularly of a college. MANDAMUS, man-da'mns, 8. (mando, I order, Lat) In Law, a command or writ, issuing from the King's Bench in...which appertains to their office and duty. MANDARIN, man'da-rin, -. The general name given to a state officer in China. The mandarins are chosen from the... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Law - 1851 - 570 pages
...6<L Spelman. MANDAMUS. Lat. (We command.) In practice. A writ which issues out of a superior court, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty ; and which the court... | |
 | John Craig (F.G.S.) - 1859 - 1116 pages
...college. MANDAMUS, man-da'mus, s. (mmdo, I order, Lat) In Law, a command or writ, issuing from the Kind's Bench in England, and in America from some of the...corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do1 some act therein specified which appertains to their office and duty. MANDARIN, man'da-rin, ».... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Dictionaries, Law - 1870 - 674 pages
...tit. 12, c, 1. MANDAMUS. Lat. (We command.) In practice. A writ which issues out of a superior court, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court... | |
 | Gaius - Includes index - 1871 - 574 pages
...resemblance. A writ of Mandamus is a command issuing in the queen's name from the court of Queen's Bench, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified which appertains to their office and duty. The party injured first... | |
 | John Wade - Law - 1871 - 946 pages
...like. MANDAMUS, the name of a writ, issuing, in the queen's name, from the Court of Queen's Bench, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some specified act which appertains to their office and duty. It is a high prerogative writ, of a most extensive... | |
 | C. Bankes Brookes - English language - 1879 - 264 pages
...up the affairs of an insolvent company. Manda'mus (Lat., we command). — A command or writ issued from some of the higher courts, directed to any person,...therein specified which appertains to their office or ciples and practice of the different branches of medicine to doubtful questions in courts of justice.... | |
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