Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
writ of mandamus | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | writ of mandamus (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | 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 |
the collection of rules imposed by authority |