alternative writ

alternative writ
alternative writ see writ

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


alternative writ
An order, issued originally by the king in England but more recently by a court, commanding a person to do a specific thing or to appear and explain why he or she should not be compelled to do it.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


alternative writ
An order, issued originally by the king in England but more recently by a court, commanding a person to do a specific thing or to appear and explain why he or she should not be compelled to do it.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • alternative writ — A common law writ commanding the person against whom it is issued to do a specified thing, or show cause to the court why he should not be compelled to do it. Under the common law practice, the first mandamus is an alternative writ; but in modern …   Black's law dictionary

  • alternative writ — A common law writ commanding the person against whom it is issued to do a specified thing, or show cause to the court why he should not be compelled to do it. Under the common law practice, the first mandamus is an alternative writ; but in modern …   Black's law dictionary

  • alternative writ — See alternative writ of mandamus; praecipe …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • alternative writ of mandate — A court order that requires a governmental agency, court, or officials to obey to take a certain action, or show cause at a hearing why it should not have to obey. Compare: peremptory writ of mandate (or mandamus) Category: Small Claims Court &… …   Law dictionary

  • alternative writ of mandamus — A court order that requires a governmental agency, court, or officials to obey to take a certain action, or show cause at a hearing why it should not have to obey. Compare: peremptory writ of mandamus (or mandate) Category: Small Claims Court &… …   Law dictionary

  • alternative writ — noun : a writ in the nature of an order to show cause commanding the person to whom it is addressed to perform some duty or show cause why a peremptory or final writ should not issue …   Useful english dictionary

  • alternative writ of mandamus — A writ, issued by the court in the beginning of a mandamus proceeding under older practice, which corresponds to a common law declaration or to a complaint or petition in an ordinary action and usually deemed to be the first pleading in the cause …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • alternative writ of quo warranto — A writ used in the commencement of an action in quo warranto under the older practice, one of little use in the modern practice. 44 Am J1st Quo Warranto § 70 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • writ — / rit/ n [Old English, something written] 1: a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2: an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the… …   Law dictionary

  • writ of mandamus — The process or writ which issues in a proceeding in mandamus where the plaintiff or petitioner is granted relief by way of mandamus. 35 Am J1st Mand § 380. See alternative writ of mandamus; peremptory writ of mandamus …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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