mandamus
/mænˈdeɪməs/noun
mass noun
- Law a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty【律】（向下级法院下达的）书面训令; （向个人下达的）法定义务执行令：
an order of mandamus.
法院训令。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin， literally 'we command'.