DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
mandamus
/mæn'deɪməs/ · mændeɪməs
Mandamus has 3 syllables: man · da · mus.
man
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da
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mus
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noun. 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.
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